herausstehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- protrude verb To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
- straggle verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
- strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
Senses
herausstehen is used for these senses in English:
- protrude (transitive) To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.
- stick out (intransitive) To protrude; to extend beyond.
- straggle (intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
- strut (intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by out: to protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.
protrude — full definition
- verb To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
- verb To thrust (someone or something) forward; to drive or force along.
- verb To put forward (an opinion, etc.) in an overly assertive manner; to obtrude.
- verb To cause (something) to emerge.
straggle — full definition
- verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
- verb To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
- verb Grow or hang messily.
- verb To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.