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extrude
[ ik-strood ]
/ ɪkˈstrud /
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verb (used with object), ex·trud·ed, ex·trud·ing.
to thrust out; force or press out; expel: to extrude molten rock.
to form (metal, plastic, etc.) with a desired cross section by forcing it through a die.
verb (used without object), ex·trud·ed, ex·trud·ing.
to protrude.
to be extruded: This metal extrudes easily.
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Origin of extrude
OTHER WORDS FROM extrude
ex·trud·er, nounex·tru·si·ble [ik-stroo-suh-buhl, -zuh-], /ɪkˈstru sə bəl, -zə-/, ex·trud·a·ble, adjectiveun·ex·trud·ed, adjectiveWords nearby extrude
extro-, extrorse, extrospection, extroversion, extrovert, extrude, extrusile, extrusion, extrusion press, extrusive, exuberance
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How to use extrude in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for extrude
extrude
/ (ɪkˈstruːd) /
verb
(tr) to squeeze or force out
(tr) to produce (moulded sections of plastic, metal, etc) by ejection under pressure through a suitably shaped nozzle or die
(tr) to chop up or pulverize (an item of food) and re-form it to look like a wholea factory-made rod of extruded egg
a less common word for protrude
Derived forms of extrude
extruded, adjectiveWord Origin for extrude
C16: from Latin extrūdere to thrust out, from trūdere to push, thrust
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