extruded

[ik-strood]

ex·trude

[ik-strood] verb, ex·trud·ed, ex·trud·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to thrust out; force or press out; expel: to extrude molten rock.
2.
to form (metal, plastic, etc.) with a desired cross section by forcing it through a die.
verb (used without object)
3.
to protrude.
4.
to be extruded: This metal extrudes easily.

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Extruded is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1560–70; < Latin extrūdere to thrust out, drive out, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + trūdere to thrust, push

ex·trud·er, noun
ex·tru·si·ble [ik-stroo-suh-buhl, -zuh-] , ex·trud·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·trud·ed, adjective
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extrude (ɪkˈstruːd)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to squeeze or force out
2.  (tr) to produce (moulded sections of plastic, metal, etc) by ejection under pressure through a suitably shaped nozzle or die
3.  (tr) to chop up or pulverize (an item of food) and re-form it to look like a whole: a factory-made rod of extruded egg
4.  a less common word for protrude
 
[C16: from Latin extrūdere to thrust out, from trūdere to push, thrust]
 
ex'truded
 
adj

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