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protrude
[proh-trood, pruh-]
verb (used without object)
to project.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to thrust forward; cause to project.
protrude
/ əˈٰː /
verb
to thrust or cause to thrust forwards or outwards
to project or cause to project from or as if from a surface
Other Word Forms
- protrudent adjective
- protrusible adjective
- protrudable adjective
- unprotruded adjective
- unprotrudent adjective
- unprotrusible adjective
- ˈٰܻ岹 adjective
- ˈٰܻԳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of protrude1
Example Sentences
We’d spend the first minutes observing the given artwork in silence, and then share what we noticed, what caught our eye: a protruding vein on a hand, a curled toe, an open door.
These cracks in the Earth turn the seafloor into a bright orange world of protruding rocks and gas clouds.
At least one lawsuit filed against SCE included photos of the tower with four feet of exposed grounding wire protruding from the steep hillside.
Berliner recalled seeing the barrel of a gun protruding from behind a door and a male voice shouting “We’re the police!” and instructing him to get down on the ground.
"They must have hit me from the front because the wheel was actually protruding. I got a quote for repairs and it was £2,000," she said.
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