All 12 Uses
protrude
in
Outlander
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- My rescuer, if I cared to call him that, was some inches shorter than I and sparely built, but the bare arms protruding from the ragged shirt were knotted with muscle and his whole frame gave the impression of being made of some resilient material such as bedsprings.†
p. 40.7protruding = sticking out
- The moonlight made walking deceptive; though I could see every detail of the ground, I had no depth perception; flat plants and jagged stones looked the same height, causing me to lift my feet absurdly high over nonexistent obstacles and stub my toes on protruding rocks.†
p. 50.9
- This time I had time to see the dagger hilt protruding from the beast's side, perhaps the work of the man on the ground before me.†
p. 140.8 *
- The squealing went on, rising to an inhuman pitch as the heavy body toppled to one side, driving the protruding dagger hilt-deep in the hairy flesh.†
p. 141.3
- Nor with goats, though they prove some inconvenience in terms of their omnivorous habits; one ate a handkerchief of mine last year, though I admit the fault was mine in allowin' the fabric to protrude injudiciously from my coat-pocket.†
p. 148.3protrude = stick out
- Jamie rose as the creature hopped nimbly over the intervening protrusions of rock, and the two men embraced warmly, thumping each other hard on the back in the odd fashion of manly greeting.†
p. 237.1protrusions = things that stick out
- The road here was wide enough to ride easily abreast, provided only that we kept a sharp eye out for protruding rocks; my excuse to Dougal about my horse had not been chosen at random.†
p. 300.2protruding = sticking out
- Hamish cast a half-horrified glance into the nearby stall, where the bay gelding was relaxing, a foot or so of reproductive equipment protruding from its sheath.†
p. 334.1
- He dropped his hands then, with a gesture of despair that took in the protruding belly, swelling accusingly under the light smocking.†
p. 425.1
- A wisp of hay still protruded from the corners of its mouth, jerking irregularly as the beast chewed.†
p. 478.7protruded = stuck out
- The finger would have to be pulled straight, drawing the protruding bone back through the torn flesh.†
p. 553.9protruding = sticking out
- The ring finger was set oddly, so that it protruded slightly upward when he laid the hand flat on the table, as he did now.†
p. 618.9protruded = stuck out
Definitions:
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(1)
(protrude) to stick out from
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)