Verb: stand out stand awt
- Be highly noticeable
"The spelling errors stood out at the editor";
- leap out, jump out, jump, stick out
- Be exceptionally good or the best
"She stood out in maths";
- excel, surpass, rule
- Be stubborn in resolution or resistance
"The last holdout stood out against the majority"
- (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