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protrude

[ proh-trood, pruh- ]
/ proʊˈtrud, prə- /
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verb (used without object), pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing.
to project.
verb (used with object), pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing.
to thrust forward; cause to project.
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Origin of protrude

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin prōtrūdere “to thrust forward,” equivalent to prō- pro-1 + trūdere “to thrust”

OTHER WORDS FROM protrude

Words nearby protrude

protracted, protractile, protraction, protractor, protriptyline, protrude, protruding, protrusile, protrusion, protrusive, protuberance
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Words related to protrude

bulge, jut out, poke out, stick out, beetle, distend, extend, extrude, obtrude, overhang, point, pop out, pouch, pout, project, start, swell, butt out, come through, shoot out

How to use protrude in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for protrude

protrude
/ (prəˈtruːd) /
verb
to thrust or cause to thrust forwards or outwards
to project or cause to project from or as if from a surface

Derived forms of protrude

protrudable, adjectiveprotrudent, adjective

Word Origin for protrude

C17: from Latin, from pro- ² + trudere to thrust
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