stick up for

English

Verb

stick up for (third-person singular simple present sticks up for, present participle sticking up for, simple past and past participle stuck up for)

(transitive) To defend or protect.
You really need to stick up for yourself against that bully.

Synonyms

(when self-referential) give as good as one gets
go to bat for
stick one's neck out for

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