What is the meaning of stick out?

Extend out or project in space.
- usage: "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
- synonyms: protrude, jut out, jut, project
Be highly noticeable.
- synonyms: leap out, jump out, jump, stand out
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
- usage: "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: digest, endure, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up

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