Origin: 1610–20; <
Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equivalent to
prō- pro-1 +
trūdere to thrust
Related formspro·trud·ent, adjective
pro·tru·si·ble /proʊˈtrusəbəl, -zə-, prə-/ Show Spelled[proh-troo-suh-buhl, -zuh-, pruh-] Show IPA, pro·trud·a·ble, adjective non·pro·trud·ing, adjective
un·pro·trud·ed, adjective
un·pro·trud·ent, adjective
EXPANDun·pro·trud·ing, adjective
un·pro·tru·si·ble, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. bulge, swell, belly.