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Definition of protrude - 5 dictionary results

pro⋅trude

  [proh-trood, pruh-] verb, -trud⋅ed, -trud⋅ing.
Use protrude in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
pro⋅trud⋅ent, adjective
pro⋅tru⋅si⋅ble  [proh-troo-suh-buhl, -zuh-, pruh-] , pro⋅trud⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. bulge, swell, belly.
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pro·trude   (prō-trōōd')   
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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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pro·trude
Pronunciation: prO-'trüd
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: pro·trud·ed; pro·trud·ing
transitive senses
: to cause to project protrudes the lower lip —Gray's Anatomy> protrude intransitivesenses
: to jut out from the surrounding surface
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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.

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