Meanings
phrase
- A command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!
Synonyms: reach for the sky, hands up!
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseA command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!
Similar
reach for the skyhands up!
Translations
Finnish kädet ylös
- kädet ylösput your hands in the air
French haut les mains
- haut les mainsput your hands in the air
Hungarian fel a kezekkel!, kezeket fel!
- fel a kezekkel!put your hands in the air
- kezeket fel!put your hands in the air
Italian mani in alto
- mani in altoput your hands in the air
Polish ręce do góry
- ręce do góryput your hands in the air
Portuguese mãos ao alto, mãos ao ar
- mãos ao altoput your hands in the air
- mãos ao arput your hands in the air
Russian ру́ки вверх
- ру́ки вверх (rúki vverx)put your hands in the air
Cite this entry
APA
stick 'em up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20'em%20up
MLA
“stick 'em up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20'em%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick 'em up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20'em%20up.
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