单词 | stickout |
释义 | stickoutn.adj. A. n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike turn-out1806 strike1810 steek1812 standout1826 stickout1845 walkout1881 stoppage1902 jack-up1945 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil II. iii. i. 13 I've..seen as great stick-outs as ever happened in this country. 2. a. U.S. Horse Racing slang. A horse that seems a certain winner. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > favourite good thing1735 favourite1813 pea1888 cert1889 selection1901 nap1926 nap selection1927 stickout1930 shoo-in1950 1930 Bakersfield Californian 1 Mar. 5/4 No ‘stickout’ among the selected possible starters. 1937 D. Runyon in Collier's 11 Sept. 70/3 This mare Cara Mia is a stick-out. 1949 Sun (Baltimore) 2 July 9/1 A ‘stickout’ on paper, Nokomis was in front most of the way along the six-furlong route. 2009 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 27 Apr. 58 There's no stickout in this lineup..no superhorse to scare you away. b. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). In sporting contexts: a player who stands out from the rest; an outstanding player. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > champion or expert champion1721 championess1728 cock of the school1732 Tartar1785 star1811 holder1830 champ1868 scratch-man1877 scratch-player1888 back-marker1895 title holder1900 titlist1912 three-letter man1929 tiger1929 stickout1933 starlet1976 1933 Abilene (Texas) Morning Reporter-News 8 Jan. 4/7 A stickout in the Aggies defensive court was Jocko Roberts. 1951 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 26 Sept. 13/8 His former players now coaching send stickouts in his direction. 1958 Washington Post 26 June c1/1 As for third base, ball players and fans alike have no range of choice. Frank Malzone of the Red Sox is a stickout. 1970 J. Bouton Ball Four ii. 70 All I can think is that my knuckleball made me a better bet, a stickout among the mediocrities. 2002 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 Feb. 65 Big Amo has been a stick-out in a poor Rangers team. B. adj. 1. That protrudes or sticks out. Cf. sticky-out adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [adjective] steepc1000 tooting?c1225 strutting1387 prominent?1440 extant1540 eminent?1541 pouting1563 poking1566 out1576 egregious1578 promontory1579 out-pointed1585 buttinga1593 outjetting1598 perking1598 jettying1609 juttying1609 out-jutting1611 outstanding1611 upsticking1611 out-shooting1622 jutting1624 outgrowing1625 rank1625 toting1645 projectinga1652 porrected1653 protruded1654 protruding1654 upcast1658 protending1659 jettinga1661 raised1663 starting1680 emersed1686 exerted1697 projective1703 jet-out1709 exorbitant1715 sticking1715 foreright1736 poky1754 perked-up1779 salient1789 prouda1800 overdriven1812 extrusive1816 stand-up1818 shouldering1824 jutty1827 outflung1830 sticky-out1839 sticking-up1852 outreaching1853 protrusive1858 out-thrusting1869 stickout1884 protrudent1891 1884 Owl (Birmingham) 18 June 4 Cultivating an imperial and a stick-out collar. 1888 G. Allen Devil's Die I. i. 3 It's that box over yonder—the one with the pierced holes and the stick-out handles to it. 1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth (1906) 2 There is a woman I like, with stick-out teeth. 1952 Las Vegas (New Mexico) Daily Optic 14 Mar. 2/3 ‘Stick-out’ skirts call attention to your petticoat ruffles. 1993 R. Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1994) 139 They frightened me, the idea of them, all of them, millions of them, with stick-out bellies and grown-up eyes. 2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). That stands out from the rest; exceptionally good. Cf. standout adj.. Now somewhat rare.Chiefly in sporting contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > outstanding particular1485 emphatical1606 prominent1609 remarked1623 protuberant1730 emphatic1760 prosilient1828 outstanding1830 focalizing1838 large1883 standout1905 stickout1937 1937 Chester (Pa.) Times 20 Apr. 13/2 Two of the supporting numbers are along the same lines, with the semi-windup and the second bout stickout engagements. 1948 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 27 Jan. 9/1 After that, you have to scratch your head to think of another stickout box office attraction. 1958 Washington Post 19 June c1/6 Kramer's only hope for a stickout newcomer would be Australia's Mal Anderson against Gonzales. 1987 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 16 June 17 (headline) Astros' Scott gives ‘stick out’ performance. 2002 Carroll (Iowa) Today 26 Apr. 11 Kuemper's Stephanie Feldman, a stickout three-sport athlete, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Northwest Missouri State University. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1845 |
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