protruded

[proh-trood, pruh-] Example Sentences

pro·trude

[proh-trood, pruh-] verb, pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to project.
verb (used with object)
2.
to thrust forward; cause to project.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1610–20; < Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + trūdere to thrust

pro·trud·ent, adjective
pro·tru·si·ble [proh-troo-suh-buhl, -zuh-, pruh-] , pro·trud·a·ble, adjective
non·pro·trud·ing, adjective
un·pro·trud·ed, adjective
un·pro·trud·ent, adjective
EXPAND
un·pro·trud·ing, adjective
un·pro·tru·si·ble, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. bulge, swell, belly.

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Example Sentences
  • Carpeting, bedspreads, and splinters of furniture protruded from the rubble.
  • Where the engines had been removed from the wings, disheveled tubes protruded from the hollows.
  • The legs were gnocchi-shaped buds that barely protruded from the pelvis.
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