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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.
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[proh-trood, pruh-] Pronunciation Key verb, -trud·ed, -trud·ing. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to project. |
| 2. | to thrust forward; cause to project. |
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pro·trud·ent, adjective
—Synonyms 1. bulge, swell, belly.
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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. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
protrude
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| 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] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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
- To push or thrust outward.
- To jut out; project.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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