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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use extrude in a sentence
Captive dolphins will play untiringly with balls and other toys, and wild dolphins play with objects like feathers, sponges, and “smoke rings” of air bubbles that they extrude from their blowholes.
They make a noodle out of dosa batter with an extruder made specifically for the dish.
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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