PROTRUDE

bulge, pouch, protrude

(verb) swell or protrude outwards; “His stomach bulged after the huge meal”

start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out

(verb) bulge outward; “His eyes popped”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

protrude (third-person singular simple present protrudes, present participle protruding, simple past and past participle protruded)

(intransitive) To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.

(transitive) To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.

(transitive) To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.

(transitive, obsolete) To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

Synonyms

• (extend from a surface or boundary): jut, project, protuberate

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Protruding.] Etym: [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.

Pro*trude", v. i.

Definition: To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project. The parts protrude beyond the skin. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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