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protrude — v. (D; intr.) to protrude from * * * [prə truːd] (D; intr.) to protrude from … Combinatory dictionary
protrude — pro|trude [prəˈtru:d US prou ] v [i]written [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: protrudere, from trudere to push ] to stick out from somewhere protrude from ▪ The envelope was protruding from her bag … Dictionary of contemporary English
protrude — 1610s, to drive along, thrust forward, from L. protrudere thrust forward, from pro forward + trudere to thrust (see EXTRUSION (Cf. extrusion)). Intransitive meaning stick out first recorded 1620s … Etymology dictionary
Protrude — Pro*trude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protruded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Protruding}.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward + trudere to thrust. See {Threat}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protrude — verb (protruded; protruding) Etymology: Latin protrudere, from pro + trudere to thrust more at threat Date: 1620 transitive verb 1. archaic to thrust forward 2. to cause to project intransitive verb to jut out from the surround … New Collegiate Dictionary
protrude — verb (I) to stick out from somewhere: protruding eyes (+ from): A pair of shoes protruded from under the bed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
protrude — [[t]prətru͟ːd, AM proʊ [/t]] protrudes, protruding, protruded VERB If something protrudes from somewhere, it sticks out. [FORMAL] [V prep] ...a huge round mass of smooth rock protruding from the water... The tip of her tongue was protruding… … English dictionary
protrude — verb extend beyond or above a surface. ↘(of an animal) cause (a body part) to do this. Origin C17: from L. protrudere, from pro forward, out + trudere to thrust … English new terms dictionary
protrude — verb To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out. Archegonia are surrounded early in their development by the juvenile perianth, through the slender beak of which the elongated neck of the fertilized… … Wiktionary
protrude — To thrust forward or project. * * * pro·trude prō trüd vb, pro·trud·ed; pro·trud·ing vt to cause to project <the mentalis raises and protrudes the lower lip (Gray s Anatomy)> vi to jut out from the surrounding surface … Medical dictionary
protrude — verb the emergency lever protrudes from the left side Syn: stick out, jut (out), project, extend, stand out, bulge out, poke out, thrust out, cantilever See note at bulge … Thesaurus of popular words
