Definitions for: Protrude


[v] swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise"
[v] bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
[v] extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock stick out from the cliff"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pro*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Protruding.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward
+ trudere to thrust. See Threat.]
1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along. --Locke.

2. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from
confinement; to cause to come forth.

When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems.
--Thomson.


Pro*trude", v. i.
To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond
a limit; to project.

The parts protrude beyond the skin. --Bacon.

Synonyms: bug out, bulge, bulge, bulge out, come out, jut, jut out, pop, pop out, pouch, project, stick out

See Also: bag, bulge, bulk, cantilever, change form, change form, change shape, change shape, deform, deform, overhang, push up, spear, spear up, thrust

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