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

Imperative
protrude
protrude
Present
I protrude
you protrude
he/she/it protrudes
we protrude
you protrude
they protrude
Preterite
I protruded
you protruded
he/she/it protruded
we protruded
you protruded
they protruded
Present Continuous
I am protruding
you are protruding
he/she/it is protruding
we are protruding
you are protruding
they are protruding
Present Perfect
I have protruded
you have protruded
he/she/it has protruded
we have protruded
you have protruded
they have protruded
Past Continuous
I was protruding
you were protruding
he/she/it was protruding
we were protruding
you were protruding
they were protruding
Past Perfect
I had protruded
you had protruded
he/she/it had protruded
we had protruded
you had protruded
they had protruded
Future
I will protrude
you will protrude
he/she/it will protrude
we will protrude
you will protrude
they will protrude
Future Perfect
I will have protruded
you will have protruded
he/she/it will have protruded
we will have protruded
you will have protruded
they will have protruded
Future Continuous
I will be protruding
you will be protruding
he/she/it will be protruding
we will be protruding
you will be protruding
they will be protruding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been protruding
you have been protruding
he/she/it has been protruding
we have been protruding
you have been protruding
they have been protruding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been protruding
you will have been protruding
he/she/it will have been protruding
we will have been protruding
you will have been protruding
they will have been protruding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been protruding
you had been protruding
he/she/it had been protruding
we had been protruding
you had been protruding
they had been protruding
Conditional
I would protrude
you would protrude
he/she/it would protrude
we would protrude
you would protrude
they would protrude
Past Conditional
I would have protruded
you would have protruded
he/she/it would have protruded
we would have protruded
you would have protruded
they would have protruded
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.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"
spear up, spear - thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air"
bulge, bag - bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
cantilever - project as a cantilever
2.protrude - bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
3.protrude - swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
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

verb
To curve outward past the normal or usual limit:
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Translations
يَنتُؤ، يَبْرُز
čouhat
harottaapistäätyöntyä
skaga framstanda útstanda út, skaga fram
불거지다
izvirzīties uz āru
dışarı fırla mak

protrude

[prəˈtruːd]
A. VIsalir, sobresalir
B. VTsacar fuera
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protrude

[prəˈtruːd] vidépasser
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protrude

vi (→ aus) → vorstehen; (ears)abstehen; (eyes)vortreten
vthervorstrecken, herausstrecken
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protrude

[prəˈtruːd] visporgere
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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.
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protrude

vi protruir, sobresalir, proyectar hacia adelante
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It made his great nose protrude more arrogantly; it emphasized his cheekbones; it made his eyes seem larger.
But its most ferocious and repulsive feature is its jaws, the entire bony structure of which protrudes several inches beyond the flesh, revealing five sharp, spadelike teeth in the upper jaw and the same number of similar teeth in the lower, the whole suggesting the appearance of a rotting face from which much of the flesh has sloughed away.
Unfortunately, the stent was found to protrude into the aorta by approximately 10 mm by MSCT at 4-month follow-up [Figure 1]c.{Figure 1}
A problem became immediately apparent with the first PCB that our operators began to assemble; this was a very thick circuit board (12.15mm thick), but the part specified and received did not have terminal pins long enough to protrude all the way through the PCB to other side (bottom side) (FIGURES 1 and 2).
According to the American Association of Orthodontists, you should schedule an appointment with an orthodontist if you see the following: Difficulty chewing or biting, mouth breathing, thumb or finger sucking, nail/lip biting or other oral habits, crowded, misplaced or blocked out teeth, missing teeth, jaws that shift, make sounds, protrude or are recessed, biting the cheek or biting into the roof of the mouth, protruding teeth, teeth that meet in an abnormal way or don't meet at all, facial imbalance or asymmetry, grinding or clenching of teeth, inability to comfortably close lips, impacted teeth.
The teeth in a horse's mouth should meet together perfectly on the plates (the flat surfaces) and both upper and lower teeth should not protrude beyond each other.
Shrinkage and other movement in the wood can cause the nails to protrude enough to cause accidents.
The bad pins may not protrude completely through the bolt or may protrude too far, causing probable misfires.
One survey found 10 per cent of women have at least one and young women's nipples often do not protrude until they are in their 20s.
It also passes any claim on to its insurance assessor BA Legal which, in turn, has informed us that by law a paving slab is allowed to protrude by at least one inch, and anything less is not considered a hazard or in need of repair.
Omphalocele: Some abdominal organs, covered by a thin membrane, protrude through abdominal muscles Exstrophy of the cloaca: Bladder is open in half; rectum communicates with the bladder Imperforate anus: Anus has not been formed or perforated and colon communicates with bladder Spinal defects: Babies with cloacal exstrophy may have varying degrees of a spinal defect called spina bifida