protrude : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: protrude	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for protrude
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
protrude v extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" Synonym(s): stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Synonym(s): start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" Synonym(s): bulge, pouch, protrude
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protrude \Protrude"\, v. i. To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project. The parts protrude* beyond the skin. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protruded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Protruding}.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward + trudere to thrust. See {Threat}.] 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.