extrude

[ik-strood]

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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British Dictionary definitions for extruder

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 extruder

extrude

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

extruder in Medicine

extrude

[ĭk-strōōd′]

v.

To thrust, force, or press out.

To protrude or project.