All 4 Uses of
protrude
in
Of Human Bondage
- He was long and desperately thin; his huge bones seemed to protrude from his body; his elbows were so sharp that they appeared to jut out through the arms of his shabby coat.†
Chpt 39-40 *protrude = stick out
- He noticed that she held her knife as though it were a pen-holder, and when she drank protruded her little finger.†
Chpt 57-58protruded = stuck out
- She lay with her head thrown back and her mouth slightly open; her legs were stretched out, and her boots protruded from her petticoats in a grotesque fashion.†
Chpt 93-94
- He spoke with a cockney twang in a high, metallic voice which he seemed not able always to control; Philip noticed that his upper teeth were large and protruding; they gave you the impression that they were loose and would come out if you gave them a sharp tug.†
Chpt 101-102protruding = sticking out
Definition:
to stick out from