Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To push or thrust outward.
- v. To jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To thrust forward or onward; drive or force along.
- To shoot or thrust forth; project; cause to project; thrust out as from confinement; cause to come forth: as, a snail protrudes its horns.
- To shoot forward; be thrust forward; project beyond something.
- Synonyms To project, jut (out), bulge (out).
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
- v. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
- v. To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project.
WordNet 3.0
- v. swell or protrude outwards
- v. extend out or project in space
- v. bulge outward
Etymologies
- From Latin prōtrūdō, prōtrūdere. (Wiktionary)
- Latin prōtrūdere : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + trūdere, to thrust; see treud- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The LaserMax fits right inside the weapon, so it doesn't have to protrude from the weapon as the Crimson Trace does.”
“The two little balls that protrude from the top of her head peek out coquettishly from her coiffure.”
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“Any packaging that trapped enough air to protrude from the water seemed to obey the wind currents, which in these latitudes are easterly.”
“Shattered brick structures and concrete foundations protrude from the forest floor.”
“A .1 mm sheet of piezoelectric ceramic is cut and molded so hundreds of tiny bridges on legs protrude from the surface.”
“They do not stand as tall or protrude from the body as far as external frames, which catch on branches and brush.”
“If a child had been guilty of any erratic performances during the year, which was often my case, a long stick would protrude from the stocking; if particularly good, an illustrated catechism or the New Testament would appear, showing that the St. Nicholas of that time held decided views on discipline and ethics.”
“I was very much amused at seeing two bottles of wine protrude from the pockets of Mahommed Agha, our butler.”
“For Douthat, it’s all about the ironic distance … nobody with sufficient education to get into Harvard is going to decorate his room there with posters of Russell Crowe and Audrey Hepburn without tongue so firmly in cheek as to protrude from the vulgar bodily orifice.”
“The biggest increase in risk was for their baby having a birth defect called gastroschisis, in which part of its stomach or intestines protrude through the skin.”
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abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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2nd part
prelude, ample, escalate, prototype, accession, acquisition, archives, zealot, indict, verdict, intimidating, timid and 454 more...
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professional, pronunciation, Prolagus, probable, prog, proximity, profit, procrastincate, prom, pronoun, promise, proactive and 206 more...
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driving, implement, Trot, speed, exhale, dope, obstacle, tail, plow, coloration, para, weaving and 678 more...
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anathema, schadenfreude, sturm und drang, dadaism, serendipitous, obfuscate, kibosh, salacious, misogyny, kismet, madrasah, circumlocute and 129 more...
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Obscure Words
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tomato, potato, protrude, procrastination, skeptical, reconcile, phishing, sangria, reinvent the wheel, egotist, narcisist, conceit and 9 more...
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canopy, gutter, discern, turmoil, comprise, immaculate, foreboding, resolve, incessant, incessant, protrude, derelict and 11 more...
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residence, carouse, protrude, gauge, thwart, baleful, dowry, calumny, antler, marrow, recoil, sea-slug and 13 more...
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Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
ice-cream, emperor, beam, affix, dumb, cold, protrude, face, spread, fantail, embroider, sheet and 14 more...
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To Stick Out
Verbs that mean stick out
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Aurally pleasing
collapse, platitude, recalcitrant, sullied, elegy, afficionado, akimbo, protrude, perturbed, clasp
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