stick up

sobresalir, estar levantado

Sobresalir de una superficie o apuntar hacia arriba.

En inglés sencillo: To rise above a surface or point upward.

• Your hair sticks up.
• A bent nail stuck up from the board.
• Why are the dog’s ears sticking up?

Cómo se usa: stick up out of something (A nail sticks up out of the floor.)

Sinónimos: stand up, protrude

Expresiones frecuentes: stick up straight, stick up above something

defender

Defender a alguien o algo frente a críticas o malos tratos.

En inglés sencillo: To defend someone or something when others criticize them or treat them badly.

• Stick up for yourself.
• She stuck up for her brother when others blamed him.
• Who will stick up for our rights?

Cómo se usa: stick up for someone/something (He always sticks up for his friends.)

Sinónimos: defend, stand up for

Expresiones frecuentes: stick up for someone, stick up for yourself

pegar, colgar

Fijar algo a una pared u otra superficie con pegamento, cinta o un material parecido.

En inglés sencillo: To attach something to a wall or another surface, using glue, tape, or similar material.

• Stick up the poster here.
• She stuck the photo up beside her desk.
• Can we stick up a notice in the hall?

Cómo se usa: stick something up on something (We stuck a map up on the wall.)

Sinónimos: put up, post

Antónimos: take down

Expresiones frecuentes: stick up a poster, stick up a notice

atracar a mano armada, asaltar

Robar a una persona o en un lugar amenazando a alguien con un arma de fuego.

En inglés sencillo: To steal from a person or place by threatening someone with a gun.

• They planned to stick up a bank.
• A masked man stuck up the petrol station.
• The cashier was stuck up while counting the money.

Cómo se usa: stick someone/something up (The robbers stuck the shop up at closing time.)

Sinónimos: hold up, rob

Expresiones frecuentes: stick up a bank, stick up someone

plantar cara, desafiar

Enfrentarse a alguien que intenta intimidarte o controlarte.

En inglés sencillo: To challenge someone who is trying to frighten or control you.

• He stuck up to the bully.
• She finally stuck up to her cruel boss.
• They refused to obey and stuck up to the guards.

Cómo se usa: stick up to someone (She stuck up to the man who threatened her.)

Sinónimos: stand up to, defy, confront

Antónimos: submit

Expresiones frecuentes: stick up to someone, stick up to bullies

mantenerse fiel a, sostener

Seguir apoyando una idea o cumpliendo un papel pese a dificultades o desacuerdos.

En inglés sencillo: To keep supporting an idea or carrying out a role despite difficulty or disagreement.

• He stuck up for his principles.
• They continued to stick up for their cause despite setbacks.
• She has always stuck up for the position she took.

Cómo se usa: stick up for something (She stuck up for her beliefs despite the criticism.)

Sinónimos: stand by, remain committed to

Antónimos: abandon

Expresiones frecuentes: stick up for something, stick up for principles