poke out vs stick out

poke out

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

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

  • To cause (something) to protrude or emerge. 

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

stick out

verb
  • To protrude; to extend beyond. 

  • To persist until the end; stick it out. 

  • To be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive. 

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