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Stick out Common

Stick out has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

extend out or project in space

"His sharp nose jutted out"

"A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

2

be highly noticeable

3

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

"I cannot bear his constant criticism"

"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"

"he learned to tolerate the heat"

"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

4

To protrude; to extend beyond.

Example Sentences
"His sharp nose jutted out" verb
"A single rock sticks out from the cliff" verb
"I cannot bear his constant criticism" verb
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" verb
"he learned to tolerate the heat" verb
"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
look permit
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
overhang thrust spear bulge cantilever accept stand for bear up take lying down take a joke sit out pay
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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