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English verb: stick out | |||
| 1. | stick out (stative) extend out or project in space | ||
| Samples | His sharp nose jutted out. A single rock sticks out from the cliff. | ||
| Synonyms | jut, jut out, project, protrude | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bag, bulge, cantilever, overhang, push up, spear, spear up, thrust | ||
| 2. | stick out (stative) be highly noticeable | ||
| Synonyms | jump, jump out, leap out, stand out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. It ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appear, look, seem | ||
| 3. | stick out (cognition) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||
| Samples | I cannot bear his constant criticism. The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks. He learned to tolerate the heat. She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage. | ||
| Synonyms | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accept, bear up, hold still for, live with, pay, sit out, stand for, swallow, take a joke, take lying down | ||
| Verb group | suffer | ||
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