Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To thrust (something) out or forth; cause to protrude.
- adjective Thrust outward or protruding, as stamens projecting beyond petals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To protrude or thrust out.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.
- transitive verb To thrust out; to protrude.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
thrust out - verb To
protrude - adjective Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb thrust or extend out
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin exserere, exsert-; see exert.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Latin exsertus, past participle of exserere ("to stretch out or forth"). See exert.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word exsert.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.