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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROTRU'DE, v.t. [L. protrudo; pro and trudo, to thrust. See Thrust.]
1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along; as food protruded from the stomach into the intestine.
2. To thrust out, as from confinement. The contents of the abdomen are protruded in hernia.
PROTRU'DE, v.i. To shoot forward; to be thrust forward.
The parts protrude beyond the skin.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project]
2: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out]
3: swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" [syn: bulge, pouch, protrude]

Merriam Webster's

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 surrounding surface or context <a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket> • protrusible adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 intr. extend beyond or above a surface; project. 2 tr. thrust or cause to thrust forth. Derivatives: protrudent adj. protrusible adj. protrusion n. protrusive adj. Etymology: L protrudere (as PRO-(1), trudere trus- thrust)

Webster's 1913 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.] 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(protrudes, protruding, protruded) If something protrudes from somewhere, it sticks out. (FORMAL) ...a huge round mass of smooth rock protruding from the water... The tip of her tongue was protruding slightly. VERB: V prep, V • protruding ...protruding ears. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Shoot out, thrust forward, push forth. 2. Beetle, jut out, hang over. II. v. n. Project, jut, bulge, jut out, stand out.

Moby Thesaurus

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