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stuck out

stuck out is the simple past and past participle of stick out.

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

Questions about stuck out

What is stuck out the simple past and past participle of?
Stuck out is the simple past and past participle of stick out.

Words near stuck out in the dictionary

  1. stuck one's head in the sand
  2. stuck one's neck out
  3. stuck one's nose into
  4. stuck one's oar in
  5. stuck one's tongue out
  6. stuck out
  7. stuck out a mile
  8. stuck out like a sore thumb
  9. stuck out like dog's balls
  10. stuck pixel
  11. stuck pixels

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