stick out

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to project beyond a surrounding surface or edge

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   stick out / stick out of something / stick out from something

   Usage: The projecting thing is the subject: a corner may stick out. The surrounding container or surface may follow of or from.

   A corner of the map stuck out from his jacket pocket.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   A corner of the map stuck out from his jacket pocket.

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