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单词 stickout
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stickoutn.adj.

Brit. /ˈstɪkaʊt/, U.S. /ˈstɪkˌaʊt/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stick out at stick v.1 Phrasal verbs 1.
Etymology: < to stick out at stick v.1 Phrasal verbs 1.With sense A. 1 compare earlier stick n.3 3 and steek n.2 With sense A. 2 compare slightly earlier standout n. 2. With sense B. 1 compare earlier sticky-out adj.
A. n.
1. A strike by workers. Cf. standout n. 1. Obsolete.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. 2/3Stick-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.
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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).
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n.adj.1845
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