protrude
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protrude
- /pɹəˈtɹuːd/ UK
- /pɹəˈtɹud/ US
- /pɹoʊ-/ US
Rhymes with -uːd
Where it comes from
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”)).
verb protrudes · protruding · protruded
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To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
With thoſe that ſtretcht along the Weſtern Coaſt; / To whom the old Creonian Towns were loſt, / Where high Epidium midſt th' Hibernian Waves, / Protrudes his Head, and all their Monſters braves.
Similar: protuberate
- To thrust (someone or something) forward; to drive or force along. 1566, William Painter, The Palace of Pleasure, London: Richard Tottell and William Jones, Volume 1, The .xlj. Nouell, […] ye people standyng round about […] cried out, incontinently for the deliuerie of the Ladie, & for vengeaunce to be taken of hym, whiche so wickedly had protruded her into that da
- To put forward (an opinion, etc.) in an overly assertive manner; to obtrude.
- To cause (something) to emerge.
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To extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out.
The old woman's face was wrinkled, her two remaining teeth protruded over her under lip, and her eyes were bright and piercing.
Similar: jut, protuberate
- To emerge with some speed; to shoot out.
Translations
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verb (intransitive) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface
| Español | protruir, sobresalir, asomar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불거지다 bulgeojida |
| 日本語 | 出張る debaru, 出っ張る depparu, 突き出る tsukideru |
| 中文 | 伸出 shēnchū, 凸出 tūchū, 突出 tūchū |
| Português | protrair |
| Français | dépasser, saillir |
| Deutsch | herausragen, herausstehen, hervorkragen, hervorragen, hervorstechend, hervorstehen |
| Italiano | protrudere, protendersi, sporgere, sportare |
| Ελληνικά | εισχωρώ eischoró |
| Русский | торча́ть torčátʹ, выдаю́щийся vydajúščijsja, выдава́ться vydavátʹsja, высо́вываться vysóvyvatʹsja, выступа́ть vystupátʹ, выступающий vystupajuščij |
| العربية | نَتَأَ nataʔa, بَرَزَ baraza |
| עברית | בלט |
verb (transitive) to cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface
| Español | asomar |
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Talk about this word "protrude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/protrude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. protrude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/protrude "protrude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/protrude.Cite this
@misc{protrude_2026,
title = {protrude},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/protrude},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
