protrude
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pro·trude
(prō-tro͞od′)v. pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes
v.intr.
To extend or jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge.
v.tr.
To push or thrust outward: muscles that allow the tongue to be protruded.
[Latin prōtrūdere : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + trūdere, to thrust; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·trud′ent (-tro͞od′nt) adj.
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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-2 + trudere to thrust]
proˈtrudable adj
proˈtrudent adj
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pro•trude
(proʊˈtrud, prə-)v. -trud•ed, -trud•ing. v.i.
1. to project; jut out.
v.t. 2. to thrust forward; cause to project.
[1610–20; < Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward =prō- pro-1 + trūdere to thrust]
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protrude
Past participle: protruded
Gerund: protruding
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Verb | 1. | protrude - extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" overhang - project over push up, thrust - push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" cantilever - project as a cantilever |
2. | protrude - bulge outward; "His eyes popped" | |
3. | protrude - swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" bulk - stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack" |
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protrude
verb stick out, start (from), point, project, pop (of eyes), extend, come through, stand out, bulge, shoot out, jut, stick out like a sore thumb, obtrude A huge round mass of rock protruded from the water.
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protrude
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Translations
يَنتُؤ، يَبْرُز
čouhat
harottaapistäätyöntyä
skaga framstanda útstanda út, skaga fram
protendersiprotruderesporgere
불거지다
izvirzīties uz āru
dışarı fırla mak
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protrude
vt → hervorstrecken, herausstrecken
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protrude
(prəˈtruːd) , ((American) prou-) verb to stick out; to project. His teeth protrude.
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pro·trude
v. sobresalir; salirse de su lugar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
protrude
vi protruir, sobresalir, proyectar hacia adelanteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.