sticking out

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To protrude.
   • He stuck out his tongue at me.

   Synonyms:

   obtrude

2. (intransitive) To protrude; to extend beyond.
   • His tongue was sticking out.
3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive.
   • The one red wall really sticks out among all the creamy ones.

   Synonyms:

   stand out, obtrude, outstand, stick out like a sore thumb

4. To persist until the end; stick it out.

   Synonyms:

   abide, aby, astand, endure, go on, lie, prevail, hold on, last, live