protrude

pro·trude

verb \prō-ˈtrüd\

pro·trud·edpro·trud·ing

Definition of PROTRUDE

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>

— pro·tru·si·ble \-ˈtrü-sə-bəl, -zə-\ adjective

Examples of PROTRUDE

1. His lower jaw protrudes slightly.
2. A handkerchief protruded from his shirt pocket.

Origin of PROTRUDE

Latin protrudere, from pro- + trudere to thrust — more at threat

First Known Use: 1620

Related to PROTRUDE

Synonyms: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bunch, jut, overhang, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, project, bulge, stand out, start, stick out, swell

Related Words: dome; blow up, inflate; dilate, distend, expand; mushroom, snowball; elongate, extend, lengthen, stretch

Near Antonyms: compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrink

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