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protruding |
2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: protruding adj : extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected}, {projecting}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]
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