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sticking it out

sticking it out is the present participle and gerund of stick it out.

Meaning of stick it out

Verb

stick it out (third-person singular simple present sticks it out, present participle sticking it out, simple past and past participle stuck it out)

  1. (informal) To persist or continue to the end.
    • Plenty of people begin the training, but few stick it out for the year or two necessary to become proficient.

Questions about sticking it out

What is sticking it out the present participle and gerund of?
Sticking it out is the present participle and gerund of stick it out.

Words near sticking it out in the dictionary

  1. sticking fat
  2. sticking in one's gizzard
  3. sticking in someone's craw
  4. sticking in someone's gullet
  5. sticking in someone's throat
  6. sticking it out
  7. sticking it to
  8. sticking it to the man
  9. sticking like shit
  10. sticking like shit to a blanket
  11. sticking one on

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