protrude

Verb

Meaning

To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.

To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

project jut start pop pouch bulge protuberate pop out stick out jut out bulge out crane goggle reach extend
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Antonyms

reduce contract decline decrease withdraw exhaust
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Hypernyms

deform change form change shape

Hyponyms

bulk thrust bag spear bulge cantilever

Phrases with the word

small labia protrude front teeth that protrude

Derivatives

protruded protruding

Examples

Lovers are not snails; they don't have to protrude from their shells and meet each other halfway. Meet me within your own self. Jerzy Kosinski

His eyes popped Source: Internet

His stomach bulged after the huge meal Source: Internet

His sharp nose jutted out Source: Internet

A single rock sticks out from the cliff Source: Internet

A reinforced concrete column is extended by having the steel reinforcing bars protrude a few inches or feet above the top of the concrete, then placing the next level of reinforcing bars to overlap, and pouring the concrete of the next level. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

protropin protruberance protrudable protrudent protruder protrudin