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protruding

[proh-trood, pruh-]

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verb (used without object)

to project.

verb (used with object)

to thrust forward; cause to project.

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Origin:
1610–20; < Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equivalent 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

non·pro·trud·ing, adjective

un·pro·trud·ed, adjective

un·pro·trud·ent, adjective

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un·pro·trud·ing, adjective

un·pro·tru·si·ble, adjective

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Synonyms
1. bulge, swell, belly.

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Example Sentences

After completing the job he accidentally dropped his knife and cut a hole in the intestines, when he saw a tapeworm protruding.

The animal's gills can be seen protruding from its head.

The rest of the body, except for his protruding feet, remains shrouded in a linen cover.

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After completing the job he accidentally dropped his knife and cut a hole in the intestines, when he saw a tapeworm protruding.

The animal's gills can be seen protruding from its head.

The rest of the body, except for his protruding feet, remains shrouded in a linen cover.

These barbs, in turn, have smaller flat structures dubbed barbules protruding from them.

Visitors can scale it by means of wooden ladders and protruding roots.

Avoid plants that have pale leaves, overly leggy growth, or roots protruding through drain holes.

Some of its characteristics, such as long arms and a protruding nose, are recognizably human.

Misaligned, crooked, protruding or overcrowded teeth can interfere with the proper development of body and mind.

Some of the remaining children look painfully thin, stick-limbs protruding from their uniforms.

After sterilization, a razor swipes the protruding veins to release bad blood.

On stubby legs they crawl over one another, gnawing on any protruding ear, limb or nose.

Top with a slice of buffalo mozzarella and then lay a few basil leaves with tips protruding on each layer.

As the vine grows, poke protruding branches back inside the cylinder.

The minimalist design is matched by the groovy remote, a shiny metal box with a big, shiny metal knob protruding from the top.

His dark skin stretches over protruding cheekbones and his clothes hang.

Find out why this shark is not nearly as fierce as its protruding teeth might suggest.

Upon arrival in the bay, they are basically starving, their breastbones protruding from their downy red chests.

Its surface is smooth, with no rivets or edges protruding.

He showed one particular work of an imposing motorcycle officer with a protruding stomach.

Their protruding jaw has been described as resembling that of a bulldog.

Has no protruding components, so it lies smooth and won't snag.

Its fierce head sways and dips when a wooden rudder protruding from the back of its neck catches the breeze.

The purple-blue flowers protruding from mats of green leaves spreading over a tranquil pond make a beautiful sight.

They carefully cut a hole in the foam and left the lens partially protruding.

The elongated head, which has fins protruding from its back, stands up by itself on a green.

Protruding metal pins deep inside each of her legs support a brace.

Seats can also face each other, creating a two-person cocoon, with protruding side rests providing privacy.

Their protruding eyeballs are yellowish and pleading.

Males of this species have a large claw protruding from their heads, which is used in fights over females.

The launch areas contain rows of metal tripods, topped by round blast plates with tall launch rods protruding from their centers.

Their heads were fiercely taped up with bits of latex, chains and protruding nails.

Cut marks on the protruding neck bones probably indicate the head had been severed by a sharp obsidian knife.

When the new hard drive is in, nothing should be protruding from the opening.

When he looked up, he said he saw a metal-tipped hunting arrow protruding from a wall near his front door.

He sits with his belly protruding over his thighs, chews ruminantly, and looks about with a bored expression.

They stumbled upon a corpse protruding from a melting glacier.

Soon the first perch appeared, stiff and dead, its open mouth revealing a swollen protruding tongue.

The protruding shaft on the first wing feather makes a loud, rustling sound-adding acoustics to the visual display.

The prehistoric predator used the sharp teeth protruding from the roof of its mouth to snag large prey, scientists say.

If you are over six feet tall, you are in constant danger of smacking your head on something metal protruding from above.

Washburn thought a shallow protruding rib on the headwall would provide a safe line between the slopes.

Schulz had in mindWith a dark, serious face and slightly protruding bottom teeth, the dog approaches the door.

The whale shark's flattened head sports a blunt snout above its mouth with short barbels protruding from its nostrils.

Surgeons often use pieces of mesh to repair a protruding wound, such as a hernia.

Avoid buying plants that have leggy stems, or lots of roots protruding through drain holes of the nursery pots.

Centered on the upper portion of the phone's back is the standard protruding camera lens.

As you can see from the hexagonal shaft protruding from its rear, this sharpener is designed to be used in a power drill.

Polin said, resulting in a protruding umbilical hernia.

Beyond the river, the ground rises with rocky promontories protruding from the otherwise gentle tree-covered slope.

It's hard to appreciate how tiny it is if you're using it with the protruding zoom.

Visually, there are unnecessary scenes of protruding viscera and the lancing of an infected leg.

After a period of relatively warm weather, the head of the beast had been left protruding through the snow and ice cover.

Protruding nailheads, or popped nails, are usually caused by the shrinkage of wood behind the wallboard.

Lucy and her kin had protruding faces and large teeth.

Flood gives the actor a giraffelike neck and sharply protruding chin.

The fish uses a protruding piece of rodlike dorsal.

It grows as if inhaling deeply and then contracts suddenly around countless protruding pistons.

She has been willing to appear before the camera with a freckled face and without any hair protruding under her cap.

The partially digested alligator was found protruding from the dead python's ruptured gut.

Even though the crane was perfectly positioned and lunged at the protruding plastic handle, the weak claws barely moved the box.

There was nothing protruding above the water but a flagstaff flying the rebel flag, and a short smokestack.

Some suspected artillery revetments turned out to be disguised pits, empty but for a long tube protruding toward the sky.

Swollen gums are abnormally enlarged, bulging, or protruding.

Many animals come away from a porcupine encounter with quills protruding from their own snouts or bodies.

The sidewalks are paved with protruding slabs of broken concrete.

The researchers' only hint so far is a small foot bone protruding through a hole in one end of the coffin.

First she is seen with protruding teeth, tired eyes circled with wrinkles and a prominent nose.

He folded lumbering gorillas with protruding jaws and sunken eyes.

For instance, water dripping out of a pipe protruding from a downed structure is used as a shower.

Drummond drew their attention to a red mound protruding from the crest of the hill behind them.

Some have been found dead in the wild with the remains of an impossible-to-ingest victim still protruding from their mouths.

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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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