extrude
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.
to protrude.
to be extruded: This metal extrudes easily.
Origin of extrude
1Other words from extrude
- ex·trud·er, noun
- ex·tru·si·ble [ik-stroo-suh-buhl, -zuh-], /ɪkˈstru sə bəl, -zə-/, ex·trud·a·ble, adjective
- un·ex·trud·ed, adjective
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How to use extrude in a sentence
Like anything Parisian, there are knockoffs, and cheap ones at that: extruded bits of processed, salt-doped, luridly pink ham.
He pulled knobs and the appropriate tables and chairs extruded themselves from the walls.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyIt continued to move outward, and on the map it appeared like a pseudopod extruded by an enormous amoeba.
Operation Terror | William Fitzgerald JenkinsThe so-called Richtungskrper has been supposed to be the extruded remnant of the germinal vesicle.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIn Fig. 2, the back of the head is completely extruded, and also the chin, so that the whole head is now born.
He punched buttons and a printed chip of plastic extruded from a slot on the desk top.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
British Dictionary definitions for extrude
/ (ɪkˈstruːd) /
(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 whole: a factory-made rod of extruded egg
a less common word for protrude
Origin of extrude
1Derived forms of extrude
- extruded, adjective
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