extrude

[ik-strood]

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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.

Origin of extrude

1560–70; < Latin extrūdere to thrust out, drive out, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + trūdere to thrust, push

Related formsex·trud·er, nounex·tru·si·ble

[ik-stroo-suh-buh l, -zuh-] /ɪkˈstru sə bəl, -zə-/, ex·trud·a·ble, adjectiveun·ex·trud·ed, adjective

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Related Words for extrude

eject, expel, dismiss, boot, project, press, thrust, squeeze, evict, chase

Examples from the Web for extrude

Historical Examples of extrude

But he was not so absorbed in his self and his purpose as to extrude all thoughts of those who were dear to him.
Cleo The Magnificent
Louis Zangwill
He notes the familiar fact that the vine-stump absorbed water before it began to extrude it.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists
Various
When does one and the same mirror seem now to withdraw the image into its depths, now to extrude it forth to view?
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura
Lucius Apuleius
The pieces of cotton cloth are then carefully pressed to extrude the oil.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
Pupipara: a series of Diptera, in which the females do not extrude the young until they have reached the stage ready to pupate.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for extrude

extrude

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 Formsextruded, adjective

Word Origin for extrude

C16: from Latin extrūdere to thrust out, from trūdere to push, thrust

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Word Origin and History for extrude

1560s, from Latin extrudere "to thrust out, drive away," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + trudere "to thrust" (see extrusion). Related: Extruded; extruding.

extrude in Medicine

extrude

[ĭk-strōōd′]

v.

To thrust, force, or press out.

To protrude or project.