stick out
[verb]
Synonyms: bulge, beetle, jut, overhang, poke, pouch, pout, project, protrude, stand out, strike, walk out, bear, abide, brook, endure, go, stand, stomach, support, take, tolerate

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Related Words: outstretch, outthrust, protend, push

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

stick out phrasal verb (see also stick)

1. if something sticks out, you notice it because part of it comes out further than the rest of a surface:
The children were so thin their ribs stuck out.
stick out of/from/through etc
Paul’s legs were sticking out from under the car.

2. stick it out to continue doing something that is difficult, painful, or boring:
It wasn’t a happy period of his life, but he stuck it out.

3. stick your neck out informal to risk giving your opinion about something, even though you may be wrong or other people may disagree with you:
I’m going to stick my neck out with some predictions for the next two years.

4. stick out to somebody/stick out in sb’s mind to seem more important to someone than other people or things:
The thing that sticks out to me is that they need more help than they’re getting.
⇒ stick/stand out a mile at mile(5), ⇒ stick out like a sore thumb at sore¹(6)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

stick out
to be very easily noticed because of being different.
Dye your hair orange and you'll really stick out in a small town like this.

Related vocabulary: stand out

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

stick out
to endure/continue something
She does not like her new job but she plans to stick it out until she saves enough money to go to Europe.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

stick something out
to endure/continue something
She does not like her new job but she plans to stick it out until she saves enough money to go to Europe.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

stick out
v.
1a. To stand out from a wall or other surface; project; extend.
The limb stuck out from the trunk of the tree.
1b. To be seen or noticed more easily or quickly than others; be noticeable.
My house is the only brick one on the street. It sticks out and you can't miss it.
Mary plays basketball very well. The others on the team are good, but she really sticks out.
1c. Often used in the informal phrase stick out like a sore thumb.
John is so shy and awkward that he sticks out like a sore thumb.
Synonym: STAND OUT.
2. informal To keep on doing something until it is done no matter how long, hard, or unpleasant.
Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will stick out the race even if he finishes last.
■ Often used in the phrase "stick it out".
Mathematics is hard, but if you stick it out you will understand it.
Compare: HANG ON², STICK WITH¹.

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