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 Definitions for protrude: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Protruding.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward
+ trudere to thrust. See Threat.]
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1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along. --Locke.
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2. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from
confinement; to cause to come forth.
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When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems.
--Thomson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. i.
To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond
a limit; to project.
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The parts protrude beyond the skin. --Bacon.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
: protrude
v 1: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out";
"A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: {stick
out}, jut out, jut, project]
2: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: pop, pop out, bulge,
bulge out, bug out, come out]
3: swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise"
[syn: bulge, pouch]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
: 45 Moby Thesaurus words for "protrude":
arise, bail out, balloon, beetle, belly out, break cover,
break forth, bristle up, bulge, burst forth, cock up, come,
come forth, come out, debouch, disembogue, effuse, emanate, emerge,
erupt, extend, extrude, goggle, issue, issue forth, jump out, jut,
jut out, overhang, poke, poke out, pouch, pout, project,
protuberate, sally, sally forth, shoot out, shoot up, stand out,
start up, stick out, stick up, surface, thrust out
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protrude: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com protrude ( ) v. , -truded , -truding , -trudes . v.tr. To push or thrust outward. v.intr. To jut out; project
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