stick (sth) out
— phrasal verb with stick uk/stɪk/us/stɪk/verb stuck, stuck
to come forward from the rest of your body, or to make part of your body do this:
Mum, Lewis stuck out his tongue at me!
He stuck his arm out of the window and waved at us.
I wish my stomach didn't stick out so much.
More examples
- He stuck his leg out deliberately to trip her up.
- She stuck her head out of the window and called to him.
- Don't stick your tongue out at me, young lady!
- He stuck his arm out of the window and waved at us.
- She stuck her bottom out and gave it a wiggle.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Protruding and sticking out
- bristle
- bulbous
- bulge
- jut
- ledge
- male
- outcrop
- overhang
- peek
- poke
- project
- projection
- protrude
- protrusion
- protuberance
- protuberant
- proud
- stick
- stick out
- stick up