3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protruded}; p. pr &
vb n. {Protruding}.] [L. protrudere protrusum pro forward
+ trudere to thrust. See {Threat}.]
1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along --Locke.
2. To thrust out as through a narrow orifice or from
confinement; to cause to come forth.
When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems.
--Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. i.
To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond
a limit; to project.
The parts protrude beyond the skin. --Bacon.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
protrude
v 1: jut out or project in space [syn: {stick out}, {jut out}, {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}]
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