protrude vs bug out

protrude and bug out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protrude	No	No	Yes	No
bug out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, protrude and bug out are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of protrude include bulge, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, start.

protrude (verb)	bug out (verb)
swell or protrude outwards	bulge outward
bulge outward
extend out or project in space