protrude Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb extend out or project in space
    project; jut out; stick out; jut.
    • His sharp nose jutted out
    • A single rock sticks out from the cliff
  2. verb bulge outward
    bulge; bug out; pop; come out; start; pop out; bulge out.
    • His eyes popped
  3. verb swell or protrude outwards
    bulge; pouch.
    • His stomach bulged after the huge meal

WordNet

Pro*trude" transitive verb
Etymology
L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward + trudere to thrust. See Threat.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Protruded; present participle & verbal noun Protruding
Definitions
  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" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project.
    The parts protrude beyond the skin. Bacon.

Webster 1913