poke out vs protrude

poke out

verb
  • To emerge from behind, in, or under something. 

  • To remove (something) by poking (often creating a hole in the process). 

  • To cause (something) to protrude or emerge. 

  • To be barely visible past an obstruction or obstructions; to protrude. 

protrude

verb
  • To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth. 

  • To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out. 

  • To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out. 

How often have the words poke out and protrude occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )