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1 PHRASAL VERB If you stick out part of your body, you extend it away from your body. □ [V P n] She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him. □ [V n P ] He stuck his hand out and he said, 'Good evening.'

2to stick your neck out → see neck

3 PHRASAL VERB If something sticks out , it is very noticeable because it is unusual. □ [V P + from ] What had Cutter done to make him stick out from the crowd?

4to stick out a mile → see mile

5to stick out like a sore thumb → see thumb

6 PHRASE If someone in an unpleasant or difficult situation sticks it out , they do not leave or give up. □  I really didn't like New York, but I wanted to stick it out a little bit longer.

▸  stick to

1 PHRASAL VERB If you stick to something or someone when you are travelling, you stay close to them. □ [V P n] There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops.

2 PHRASAL VERB If you stick to something, you continue doing, using, saying, or talking about it, rather than changing to something else. □ [V P n] Perhaps he should have stuck to writing.

3 PHRASAL VERB If you stick to a promise, agreement, decision, or principle, you do what you said you would do, or do not change your mind. □ [V P n] Immigrant support groups are waiting to see if he sticks to his word. □ [V P n] But one problem is that few people can stick to a diet for long.

4to stick to your guns → see gun

5 PHRASAL VERB If you stick to rules, you do what they say you must do. □ [V P n] Obviously we are disappointed but the committee could do nothing less than stick to the rules. □ [V P n] Police must stick to the highest standards if they are to win back public confidence.

▸  stick together PHRASAL VERB If people stick together , they stay with each other and support each other. □ [V P ] If we all stick together, we ought to be okay.

▸  stick up for PHRASAL VERB If you stick up for a person or a principle, you support or defend them forcefully. □ [V P P n] I can stick up for myself.

▸  stick with

1 PHRASAL VERB If you stick with something, you do not change to something else. □ [V P n] They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.

2 PHRASAL VERB If you stick with someone, you stay close to them. □ [V P n] She pulled the woman to her side saying: 'You just stick with me, dear.'

stick|er /st I kə ^r / (stickers )

1 N‑COUNT A sticker is a small piece of paper or plastic, with writing or a picture on one side, which you can stick onto a surface.

2 → see also bumper sticker

sti ck|ing plas|ter (sticking plasters ) N‑VAR Sticking plaster is material that you can stick over a cut or wound in order to protect it. A sticking plaster is a piece of this material. [BRIT ] in AM, use Band-Aid

sti ck|ing point (sticking points ) also sticking-point N‑COUNT [usu sing] A sticking point in a discussion or series of negotiations is a point on which the people involved cannot agree and which may delay or stop the talks. A sticking point is also one aspect of a problem which you have trouble dealing with. □  The main sticking point was the question of taxes.

sti ck in|sect (stick insects ) also stick-insect N‑COUNT A stick insect is an insect with a long body and thin legs. It looks like a small stick.

sti ck-in-the-mud (stick-in-the-muds ) N‑COUNT If you describe someone as a stick-in-the-mud , you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

stickle|back /st I k ^ə lbæk/ (sticklebacks ) N‑COUNT A stickleback is a small fish which has sharp points along its back.