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STAND OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be stubborn in resolution or resistance
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "stand out" is one way to...):
hold out; resist; stand firm; withstand (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Steer away from shore, of ships
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "stand out" is one way to...):
channelise; channelize; direct; guide; head; maneuver; manoeuver; manoeuvre; point; steer (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Distinguish oneself
Example:
She excelled in math
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stand out"):
exceed; go past; overstep; pass; top; transcend (be superior or better than some standard)
outrank; rank (take precedence or surpass others in rank)
excel at; shine at (be good at)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sense 4
Meaning:
Be highly noticeable
Synonyms:
jump; jump out; leap out; stand out; stick out
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "stand out" is one way to...):
appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
It ----s that CLAUSE
Context examples:
Memory, at least, will never fail me, for so long as the breath of life is in me, every hour and every action of that period will stand out as hard and clear as do the first strange happenings of our childhood.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And so, ma'am, all these thing considered, said Mrs Musgrove, in her powerful whisper, though we could have wished it different, yet, altogether, we did not think it fair to stand out any longer, for Charles Hayter was quite wild about it, and Henrietta was pretty near as bad; and so we thought they had better marry at once, and make the best of it, as many others have done before them.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
It is true that the circumstance did not admit of any striking illustration of those powers for which my friend was famous, but there were some points about the case which made it stand out in those long records of crime from which I gather the material for these little narratives.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
They made me a sign that I should throw down the two hogsheads, but first warning the people below to stand out of the way, crying aloud, Borach mevolah; and when they saw the vessels in the air, there was a universal shout of Hekinah degul.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
By filming a great tit having a terrible dining experience with conspicuous prey, then showing it on a television to other tits before tracking their meal selection, researchers found that birds acquired a better idea of which prey to avoid: those that stand out.
(Birds learn from each other’s ‘disgust’, enabling insects to evolve bright colours, University of Cambridge)
This is not necessarily because these deficiencies represent needles in a haystack, but because in a new and creative and perhaps eclectic intellectual product, any one of these opportunities for improvement may stand out only to someone with a particular expertise and/or history of experience.
(Peer Review, NCI Thesaurus)
If you want to stand out above the rest and generate critical acclaim from clients or customers, readers or viewers, you would need a strongly placed Mars.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
I was afraid of trampling on every traveller I met, and often called aloud to have them stand out of the way, so that I had like to have gotten one or two broken heads for my impertinence.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
There are several days that stand out for you, so let’s go over them now.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you work for others, your stellar work ethic will help you stand out among your colleagues, and when it comes time to give out promotions, you will make the shortlist of stars.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
