PROTRUDING
jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking out
(adjective) extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; āthe jutting limb of a treeā; āmassive projected buttressesā; āhis protruding ribsā; āa pile of boards sticking over the end of his truckā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
protruding
present participle of protrude
Source: Wiktionary
PROTRUDE
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