to stick out

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Stick \Stick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuck(Obs. Sticked); p. pr. & vb. n. Sticking.] [OE. stikien, v.t. & i., combined with steken, whence E. stuck), AS. stician, v.t. & i., and (assumed) stecan, v.t.; akin to OFries. steka, OS. stekan, OHG. stehhan, G. stechen, and to Gr. ? to prick, Skr. tij to be sharp. Cf. Distinguish, Etiquette, Extinct, Instigate, Instinct, Prestige, Stake, Steak, Stick, n., Stigma, Stimulate, Sting, Stitch in sewing, Style for or in writing.]

1.To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. [1913 Webster]

And sticked him with bodkins anon.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]

It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]

2.To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger. [1913 Webster]

Thou stickest a dagger in me.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve. [1913 Webster]

My shroud of white, stuck all with yew.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

The points of spears are stuck within the shield.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

4.To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth. [1913 Webster]

5.To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards. [1913 Webster]

6.To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork. [1913 Webster]

7.To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner. [1913 Webster]

8.(Print.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type. [Cant] [1913 Webster]

9.(Joinery) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck. [1913 Webster]

10.To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

11.To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

To stick out, to cause to project or protrude; to render prominent. [1913 Webster]

Stick \Stick\, v. i.

1.To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. [1913 Webster]

The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

2.To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely. [1913 Webster]

A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.— Prov. xviii. 24.[1913 Webster]

I am a kind of bur; I shall stick.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

If on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown, 'T will ever stick through malice of your own.— Young.[1913 Webster]

3.To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed. [1913 Webster]

I had most need of blessing, and "Amen" Stuck in my throat.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

The trembling weapon passed Through nine bull hides, . . . and stuck within the last.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

4.To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at. [1913 Webster]

They will stick long at part of a demonstration for want of perceiving the connection of two ideas.— Locke.[1913 Webster]

Some stick not to say, that the parson and attorney forged a will.— Arbuthnot.[1913 Webster]

5.To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. [1913 Webster]

This is the difficulty that sticks with the most reasonable.— Swift.[1913 Webster]

To stick by. (a) To adhere closely to; to be firm in supporting. "We are your only friends; stick by us, and we will stick by you." --Davenant. (b) To be troublesome by adhering. "I am satisfied to trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me." --Pope.

To stick out. (a) To project; to be prominent. "His bones that were not seen stick out." --Job xxxiii. 21. (b) To persevere in a purpose; to hold out; as, the garrison stuck out until relieved. [Colloq.]

To stick to, to be persevering in holding to; as, to stick to a party or cause. "The advantage will be on our side if we stick to its essentials." --Addison.

To stick up, to stand erect; as, his hair sticks up.

To stick up for, to assert and defend; as, to stick up for one's rights or for a friend. [Colloq.]

To stick upon, to dwell upon; not to forsake. "If the matter be knotty, the mind must stop and buckle to it, and stick upon it with labor and thought." --Locke. [1913 Webster]