stick up

verb5

1. •
   To be prominent; to point upwards.

   • No matter how much I brush it, my hair always sticks up.
2. •
   To speak or act in defence (of).

   • Don't let them push you around, stick up for yourself.
3. •
   To rob at gunpoint.

   • I think they intend to stick up the bank.
4. •
   To defy, to confront, to stand up to.
5. •
   To maintain a commitment (as, to a proposition or role)