PROTRUDING

jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking out

(adjective) extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; ā€œthe jutting limb of a treeā€; ā€œmassive projected buttressesā€; ā€œhis protruding ribsā€; ā€œa 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



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