protruded; protruding
: to jut out from the surrounding surface or context
a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket
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Since trudere means "to thrust" in Latin, protrude means basically "to thrust forward". If your neighbors' patio protrudes over your property boundary, you may want to discuss it with them. A protruding disc in your spine may have to be operated on sooner or later; superficial protrusions, such as corns or bunions, tend to be less serious than more deeply rooted ones.
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His lower jaw protrudes slightly.
A handkerchief protruded from his shirt pocket.
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Those warnings include graphic images — like a pair of feet with multiple toe amputations and a woman with a large, protruding tumor in her neck — placed next to text.
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The video also showed shirtless, emaciated-looking men with protruding bones and ribs.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Those warnings include graphic images — like a pair of feet with multiple toe amputations and a woman with a large, protruding tumor in her neck — placed next to text.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Note that Kuo points out that this width applies only to the thinnest point, that is, the camera may protrude beyond that.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for protrude
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“Protrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protrude. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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protrude
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pro·trude
prō-ˈtrüd 
protruded; protruding
: to cause to project
the mentalis raises and protrudes the lower lip—Gray's Anatomy
Gray's Anatomy
: to jut out from the surrounding surface
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