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[stick out]{v.} 1a. To stand out from a wall or other surface; project; extend. •/The limb stuck out from the trunk of the tree./ 1b. To be seen or noticed more easily or quickly than others; be noticeable. •/My house is the only brick one on the street. It sticks out and you can’t miss it./ •/Mary plays basketball very well. The others on the team are good, but she really sticks out./ 1c. Often used in the informal phrase stick out like a sore thumb. •/John is so shy and awkward that he sticks out like a sore thumb./ Syn.: STAND OUT. 2. {informal} To keep on doing something until it is done no matter how long, hard, or unpleasant. •/Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn’t have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will stick out the race even if he finishes last./ — Often used in the phrase "stick it out". •/Mathematics is hard, but if you stick it out you will understand it./ Compare: HANG ON(2), STICK WITH(1).

[stick out like a sore thumb]{v. phr.} To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. •/When the foreign student was placed in an advanced English grammar class by mistake, it was no wonder that he stuck out like a sore thumb./

[stick together]{v.} To remain close together in a situation. •/Stick together in the cave so that no one gets lost./ •/The gang stuck together after the game./ •/Bill and Bob stick together in a game or in a fight./ Syn.: HANG TOGETHER(1).

[stick to one’s guns] or [stand by one’s guns]{v. phr.} To hold to an aim or an opinion even though people try to stop you or say you are wrong. •/People laughed at Columbus when he said the world was round. He stuck to his guns and proved he was right./ •/At first the boss would not give Jane the raise in pay she wanted, but she stood by her guns and he gave it to her./ Compare: STAND ONE’S GROUND.

[stick to one’s knitting] or [tend to one’s knitting]{v. phr.}, {informal} To do your own job and not bother other people. •/The trouble with Henry is that he is always telling other people what to do; he can’t stick to his knitting./

[stick to one’s ribs] or [stick to the ribs]{v. phr.}, {informal} To keep you from getting hungry again too quickly. •/Doctors say you should eat a good breakfast that sticks to your ribs./ •/Farmers eat food that sticks to the ribs./

[stick to the point]{v. phr.} To stay on course during a discussion; adhere to the topic; not talk about extraneous matters. •/Stick to the point and stop telling us your life history!/ See: COME TO THE POINT.

[stick up]{v.}, {informal} To rob with a gun. •/When the messenger left the bank, a man jumped out of an alley and stuck him up./ Syn.: HOLD UP. •/In the old West, outlaws sometimes stuck up the stagecoaches./

[stick-up]{n.}, {informal} A robbery by a man with a gun. •/Mr. Smith was the victim of a stick-up last night./

[stick up for] See: STAND UP FOR.