outthrust

[verb, adjective out-thruhst; noun out-thruhst]

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verb (used with or without object), out·thrust, out·thrust·ing.

to thrust out or extend.

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adjective

thrust or extended outward: a friendly, outthrust hand.

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noun

something that thrusts or extends outward: an outthrust of the building.

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Origin of outthrust

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at out-, thrust

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words

wart lump nodule protrude poke point bump swelling hook rim bunch protrusion ridge spur ledge knob shelf protuberance step jut

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Historical Examples

Then with wide mouth and outthrust, curling tongue, uttered voice.
A Son of the Middle Border
Hamlin Garland
Tad obeyed, but his chin was outthrust and his eyes flashed.
The Lost Wagon
James Arthur Kjelgaard
"That settles it," he mused, with an outthrust of the pugnacious jaw.
The Real Man
Francis Lynde
He groped on ahead, came again to the outthrust knob and pressed by.
Daughter of the Sun
Jackson Gregory
Again they climbed, coming presently to a ledge smaller than the one below and hidden by an outthrust boulder.
The Bells of San Juan
Jackson Gregory