to stick out
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3.2
- phrasal verb
- /stɪk aʊt/
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- Both head and shoulders stuck out over the edge of the bed.
- stick out a little
That is a sharp blade sticking out of this iPhone case.
- That is a sharp blade sticking out of this iPhone case.
- So my fingers stick out when I throw the arm down.
- But these two objects that are sticking out of my pant leg are like glowing white.
- It has like this USB cable that sticks out in the back.
- Boris Becker, if you know when he's serving, his tongue sticks out a little bit.
- And then I see I'm sticking out of my pant legs.
- If she sticks out her tongue, then we know it confirms it.
- And I like how the skirt sits like it sticks out a little bit.
- So the only thing about this is that the wheels stick out.
- They were just an electric box extended out that was sticking out.
- We just, we're just seeing these things that stick out of the ground.
Examples
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It has like this USB cable that sticks out in the back.
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Build the Empire State building here, and the top half would stick out of the water.
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We just, we're just seeing these things that stick out of the ground.
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So my fingers stick out when I throw the arm down.
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This part sticks out further, so here and here.
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Your shirt is sticking out.
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I could see your belly sticking out from behind the trees.
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It's lying just in front of her, its handle sticking out over the edge of the shelf.
Fiction book (1990) -
A large boulder sits in the middle of the floor, and others stick out of the walls.
Academic text (2007) -
The branch of the tree sticks out over the fence into my yard.
Synonyms
265
2.7
To reach out with your body or make something longer
89
3.5
To put a hand forward to show or give something
73
2.7
To stretch a hand toward something to touch it
31
5.8
To stick out from a surface or edge
23
4.3
To stick out from a surface
20
3.4
Move part of your body, for example your arm, to reach or see something
19
4.8
To stick out from a surface, as when a balcony hangs over a street
16
3.5
To stick out from something like a wall or table
9
3.4
To stick out from a surface like a rock or shelf
9
3.9
To make something reach forward, like an arm or wing
7
3.6
To stick out over the edge of something
3
3.7
To stick out in a round shape, like a pocket or balloon
1
6.1
To reach out a hand or arm toward something to offer help
To stick out from something
To stick out from a surface like a bump
Antonyms
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
stick + out
The meaning 'to extend outward or project beyond a surface' is directly derivable from combining 'stick' (a verb implying being fixed or projecting) with the directional particle 'out' which signals outward direction. This verb+particle composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern in English phrasal verbs, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings would likely infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Stick out describes a part that sticks out from a surface—like a broken branch or a piece of wire showing beyond a fence—so it simply means 'to extend out from a surface'.