stick out

verb

stuck out; sticking out; sticks out

intransitive verb

1

a

: to jut out : project

b

: to be prominent or conspicuous

2

: to be persistent (as in a demand or an opinion)

transitive verb

: endure, last entry 1

—often used with it

stuck it out to the end

Synonyms

• bag
• balloon
• beetle
• belly
• billow
• bulge
• bunch
• jut
• overhang
• poke
• pooch [chiefly dialect]
• pouch
• pout
• project
• protrude
• stand out
• start
• swell

Examples of stick out in a Sentence

no feet sticking out in the aisles, please

managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee

Recent Examples on the Web

Every little corner that no one else thinks about, that sticks out most to me. —Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024

The one-story house sticks out from a distance, and not just for its hot pink stucco exterior, relatively small size and overgrown lawn. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024

One of the things that stuck out to VandeBerg in reviewing cases was the large share of incidents in which a pregnant woman was charged with chemical endangerment even though her baby exhibited no signs of harm after it was born. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024

Here are the moments that stuck out to us in the hour-long debate. —Arika Herron, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1640, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

stick out

verb

1

a

: to extend out : project

b

: to be noticeable

you will certainly stick out with that red hat and coat

2

: to put up with : endure

stuck it out to the bitter end