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protrude

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈtɹuːd/

The English word “protrude” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
  2. To thrust (someone or something) forward; to drive or force along.
  3. To put forward (an opinion, etc.) in an overly assertive manner; to obtrude.
  4. To cause (something) to emerge.
  5. To extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out.
  6. To emerge with some speed; to shoot out.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prōtrūdere, the present active infinitive of prōtrūdō (“to push or thrust forwards; to protrude”), from prō- (“prefix denoting a forward direction or movement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”)) + trūdō (“to push, shove, thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push, thrust”)).

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