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1. Be highly noticeable
   - leap out, jump out, jump, stick out
    
2. Be exceptionally good or the best
   "She stood out in maths";
   - excel, surpass, rule
    
3. (seafaring) steer away from shore, of ships
    
4. Be stubborn in resolution or resistance

Derived forms: stood out, standing out, stands out

See also: spring

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