protrude

[proh-trood, pruh-]

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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.

Origin of protrude

1610–20; < Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + trūdere to thrust

Related formspro·trud·ent, adjectivepro·tru·si·ble

[proh-troo-suh-buhl, -zuh-, pruh-] /proʊˈtru sə bəl, -zə-, prə-/, pro·trud·a·ble, adjectivenon·pro·trud·ing, adjectiveun·pro·trud·ed, adjectiveun·pro·trud·ent, adjectiveun·pro·trud·ing, adjectiveun·pro·tru·si·ble, adjective

Synonyms for protrude

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1. bulge, swell, belly.

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Related Words for protruding

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

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Contemporary Examples of protruding

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Historical Examples of protruding

The top, protruding in front of me, made a complete screen for my head and body.
The Prisoner of Zenda
Anthony Hope
Dense foliage, with here and there a protruding crag, overhangs the cliffs.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
Her hand came to a pause over the protruding butt of a revolver.
The Golden Woman
Ridgwell Cullum
Beneath the rim, but protruding so as to be easily seen, was a note.
The Web of the Golden Spider
Frederick Orin Bartlett
He had seen on the floor, protruding past the other corner, a pair of turned-up feet.
Tales of Unrest
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for protruding

protrude

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

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.

protruding in Medicine

protrude

[prō-trōōd′]

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