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protrude |
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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