STICK OUT

• (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant

  "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

  She was generally very tolerant but the one thing she could not abide was hypocrisy. -added by geeta_inlas

  
  -tagged by learner_md
  Why should I always abide by the rules??

• (verb) be highly noticeable

  synonyms : jump , jump out , leap out , stand out

• (verb) extend out or project in space

  "His sharp nose jutted out", "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

  synonyms : jut , jut out , project , protrude

  The dentist told Ravi that the only way to rectify his protruding teeth was by wearing braces for a year. -added by naila_inlas

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