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Pronunciation : Pro*trude"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward + trudere to thrust. See Threat.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Protruding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pro*trude"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project. The parts protrude beyond the skin. Bacon.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913