STAND OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stand out mean? 

• STAND OUT (verb)
  The verb STAND OUT has 4 senses:

1. be highly noticeable

2. distinguish oneself

3. steer away from shore, of ships

4. be stubborn in resolution or resistance

  Familiarity information: STAND OUT used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAND OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be highly noticeable

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

jump; jump out; leap out; stand out; stick out

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Distinguish oneself

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

excel; stand out; surpass

Context example:

She excelled in math

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 3

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 4

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

 Context examples 

I think you cannot stand out any longer now.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

These exceptions are the hundreds of bright areas that stand out in images Dawn has returned.

(Bright Areas on Ceres Suggest Geologic Activity, NASA)

This is an exceptional position for Mars, so you can easily find a way to stand out.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Additionally, while green is the dominant color of earthly auroras, a vivid red color would stand out in a brown dwarf's aurora because of the higher hydrogen content of the object's atmosphere.

(Powerful Auroras Found at Brown Dwarf, NASA)

Smooth material and a central ridge stand out on its floor.

(New Ceres Images Show Bright Craters, NASA)

Since 2003, around 30 TNOs on highly elliptical orbits have been spotted: they stand out from the rest of the TNOs by sharing, on average, the same spatial orientation.

(Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by ‘Planet Nine’, University of Cambridge)

Looking back at the evening which you spent together, does anything stand out in your memory as throwing any possible light upon the tragedy?

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But among the myriad microscopic grains collected by Cassini, a special few — just 36 grains — stand out from the crowd.

(Saturn Spacecraft Samples Interstellar Dust, NASA)

The craters’ bright walls and rims stand out from their dark floors and surrounding terrain, creating the halo effect.

(Pluto’s ‘Halo’ Craters, NASA)

Knave! my dogs shall be set upon you; but, meanwhile, stand out of my path, and stop me at your peril!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)