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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pro·trude       [proh-trood, pruh-] Pronunciation Key verb, -trud·ed, -trud·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1.to project.
–verb (used with object)
2.to thrust forward; cause to project.

[Origin: 1610–20; < L prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equiv. to prō- pro-1 + trūdere to thrust]

pro·trud·ent, adjective
pro·tru·si·ble       [proh-troo-suh-buhl, -zuh-, pruh-] Pronunciation Key, pro·trud·a·ble, adjective

1. bulge, swell, belly.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pro·trude       (prō-trōōd')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes

v.   tr.
To push or thrust outward.

v.   intr.
To jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge.


[Latin prōtrūdere : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + trūdere, to thrust; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]

pro·trud'ent (-trōōd'nt) adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
protrude 
1620, "to drive along, thrust forward," from L. protrudere "thrust forward," from pro- "forward" + trudere "to thrust" (see extrusion). Intransitive meaning "stick out" first recorded 1626.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
protrude

verb
1. extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: stick out
2. bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start
3. swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" [syn: bulge

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

protrude pro·trude (prō-tr&oomacr;d')
v. pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes

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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Protrude

Pro*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Protruding.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward + trudere to thrust. See Threat.]

1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along. --Locke.

2. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.

When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems. --Thomson.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Protrude

Pro*trude"\, v. i. To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project.

The parts protrude beyond the skin. --Bacon.

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