stick out

stick out
stick out
to project outward. •

You can't lock your suitcase because there is a bit of cloth sticking out.

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Some cloth stuck out of the top of the drawer.

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{v.} 1a. To stand out from a wall or other surface; project; extend. * /The limb stuck out from the trunk of the tree./ 1b. To be seen or noticed more easily or quickly than others; be noticeable. * /My house is the only brick one on the street. It sticks out and you can't miss it./ * /Mary plays basketball very well. The others on the team are good, but she really sticks out./ 1c. Often used in the informal phrase stick out like a sore thumb. * /John is so shy and awkward that he sticks out like a sore thumb./ Syn.: STAND OUT. 2. {informal} To keep on doing something until it is done no matter how long, hard, or unpleasant. * /Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will stick out the race even if he finishes last./ - Often used in the phrase "stick it out". * /Mathematics is hard, but if you stick it out you will understand it./ Compare: HANG ON(2), STICK WITH(1).

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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