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stuck out a mile

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

Meaning of stick out a mile

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be plain for all to see, obvious, easy to see, very noticeable.
    Synonyms:
    stand out a mile, be plain as the nose on one's face
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To be conspicuously different.

Questions about stuck out a mile

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

Words near stuck out a mile in the dictionary

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

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