protrude
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verb (used without object)
1.
to project.
verb (used with object)
2.
to thrust forward; cause to project.
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protrude (prəˈtruːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to thrust or cause to thrust forwards or outwards |
| 2. | to project or cause to project from or as if from a surface |
| [C17: from Latin, from | |
| pro'trudable | |
| —adj | |
| pro'trudent | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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Example sentences
Samantha's face and paws protrude from the cutout door.
The ground is covered with dirt from which odd pieces of concrete and metal mysteriously protrude here and there.
Remnants of the creature's yellow fins protrude from its shoulder, and pieces of bone fly everywhere.
Stray bits of paper protrude from his jacket pockets.
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