stick out

verb

1. to project or cause to project
2. informal.
   tr to endure (something disagreeable) (esp in the phrase stick it out )
3. stick out a mile or stick out like a sore thumb informal.
   to be extremely obvious
4. stick out for
   intr to insist on (a demand), refusing to yield until it is met

   the unions stuck out for a ten per cent wage rise

Example Sentences

He said he felt "like somebody who had been chucked away" as there were nails sticking out of the floor and the garden was full of faeces.

From BBC

Nothing super lucky, but stuff that makes me stick out as a Yankee fan.

From Los Angeles Times

Looking back at the past three “Encuentros,” what sticks out to you?

From Los Angeles Times

Every little corner that no one else thinks about, that sticks out most to me.

From Los Angeles Times

I stick out, clad in my sun shirt and hiking shorts among all the people in bathing suits.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bulge
• bulge out
• jut out
• poke out
• protrude
• stand out