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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.

RELATED WORDS

bulge, poke, distend, extrude, extend, point, pout, swell, pop, project, start, jut, obtrude, pouch, overhang, beetle

Nearby words

  1. protracted,
  2. protractile,
  3. protraction,
  4. protractor,
  5. protriptyline,
  6. protruded disk,
  7. protrusile,
  8. protrusion,
  9. protrusive,
  10. protrusive occlusion

Origin of protrude

1610–20; < Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + trūdere to thrust
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British Dictionary definitions for protruding

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 Formsprotrudable, adjectiveprotrudent, adjective

Word Origin for protrude

C17: from Latin, from pro- ² + trudere to thrust
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Word Origin and History for protruding

protrude

v.

1610s, "to thrust forward or onward, to drive along;" 1640s, "to cause to stick out," from Latin protrudere "thrust forward; push out," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + trudere "to thrust" (see extrusion). Intransitive meaning "jut out, bulge forth" recorded from 1620s. Related: Protruded; protruding.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for protruding

protrude

[ prō-trōōd′ ]

v.

To push or thrust outward.
To jut out; project.
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