protrudent
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 | |
| protrude (prəˈtruːd) | |
| —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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