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Verb: stand out  stand awt
  1. Be highly noticeable
    "The spelling errors stood out at the editor";
    - leap out, jump out, jump, stick out
     
  2. Be exceptionally good or the best
    "She stood out in maths";
    - excel, surpass, rule
     
  3. Be stubborn in resolution or resistance
    "The last holdout stood out against the majority"
     
  4. (seafaring) steer away from shore, of ships
    "The captain ordered the ship to stand out to sea"

Derived forms: standing out, stands out, stood out

See also: stand

Type of: appear, channelise [Brit], channelize, differ, direct, dispute [archaic], guide, head, hold out, look, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], point, resist, seem, stand firm, steer, withstand