Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. To protrude; to extend beyond.
- v. To be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive.
- v. To persist. See stick it out.
WordNet 3.0
- v. be highly noticeable
- v. extend out or project in space
- v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Examples
“And she was right — all that was needed was someone with bold front and bearing who could brush aside inconvenient officials on the run up-river, stick out his jaw at any Chink jack-in-the-office who threatened confiscation, and see that Josiah's ignorant skipper found his way safe to Jackass Point.”
Flashman and the Dragon
“Tropic birds13 when disturbed on their nests are said not to fly away, but "merely to stick out their feathers and scream.”
“A narrow strip of land along the shore is filled with model trees made out of a green, spongy material, but about a third of the park is located on six cargo-shipping piers, rectangular platforms that stick out into the river like fingers.”
“His toes stick out of the front and plastic bags encase the shoes on rainy days, but Ben Hedblom has made good on his promise.”
“He found it endearing how, over a game of Lexikon, she would stick out her tongue—just the tip—when concentrating on the letter tiles on the board.”
“I fished a piece of charcoal stick out of my shirt pocket and opened the sketch-pad I still carried.”
To The Hilt
“Childishly, he even wanted to stick out his tongue and taunt the would-be assassins, Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah.”
“If she saw a safe-looking ride, she and Melissa could get down to the highway in time to stick out their thumbs.”
“That what she call the thin wood that stick out at the bottom of the wall.”
“For a time there was no reply; then the door opened far enough to permit a donkey's head to stick out and look at them.”
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