Protrude Definition

prō-tro͝od
protruded, protrudes, protruding
verb
protruded, protrudes, protruding
To thrust or jut out; project.
Webster's New World
To push or thrust outward.
Muscles that allow the tongue to be protruded.
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Origin of Protrude

  • Latin prōtrūdere prō- forward pro–1 trūdere to thrust treud- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin prōtrūdō, prōtrūdere.

    From Wiktionary

Protrude Sentence Examples

  • The claws protrude from the last bone and so the declawing procedure actually removes this bone.

  • A dark bubble (the amniotic sack) will begin to protrude from the vulva.

  • As soon as the confluent petioles protrude from the seed they bend down, as they are strongly geotropic, and penetrate the ground.

  • In Type III malformation, parts of the cerebellum and the brain stem protrude into a spina bifida defect located at the base of the skull, on the neck.

  • Vestiges of the pelvis and hind-limbs are small, but they terminate in claw-like spurs which protrude FIG.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

EDEUDE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With E