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protrude(dictionary)
protrude(dictionary)

protrude (iou)



protrude verb. E17.
[Latin protrudere, formed as PRO-1 + trudere to thrust.]
verb trans. Thrust forward (a detached body); push or drive (a thing) onward. E17-E19.
E. Bancroft The arrow is..protruded through the cavity of the reed.
verb intrans. Extend beyond or above a surface; stick out; project. Also foll. by from. E17.
P. G. Wodehouse His eyes..protrude slightly. J. G. Ballard A pair of water-skis protruded from a cupboard. A. Brookner The tip of his tongue protruding from his mouth.
verb trans. Thrust out (an organ or part) into a projecting position; cause to stick out or project. M17.
T. R. Jones From each tube a polyp is protruded. C. H. Sisson Where the Habsburgs had protruded their lips You had pinched your nostrils.
b. fig. Obtrude. M19.
Thackeray Critics..who protrude their nonsense upon the town.