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

Two things stick out: Herbert was sensational regardless of the spotty pass protection and a running game which was somewhere other than in Arizona. —Jay Paris, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

Photos released by New South Wales Ambulance show the woman’s feet sticking out between the rocks as first responders came to her rescue. —Greg Norman, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024

The double Dutch photo stuck out to former NFL player Domonique Foxworth. —Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024

The cranes and steel frames of the active construction site stick out amid the flat farmland, about a 40-minute drive from Lilly’s Indianapolis headquarters. —Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 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