hervorstehen — meaning in English

English meaning

• protrude verb To make something stick out beyond a surface or edge.
• strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.

Senses

hervorstehen 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.
• 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

1. verb To make something stick out beyond a surface or edge.
2. verb To push someone or something forcefully forward.
3. verb To state an opinion too forcefully or insistently.
4. verb To make something come out or appear.

strut — full definition

1. verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
2. noun A supporting rod or beam that braces a structure.

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