protrude

Found in thesaurus: change form, deform, change shape

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protrude
v. stick out, project, bulge; cause to stand out, cause to project, cause to bulge

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protrude

Verb
1. extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
(synonym) stick out, jut out, jut, project
(hyponym) overhang
(derivation) protrusion, projection, jut, jutting
2. bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
(synonym) pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(derivation) bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
3. swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise"
(synonym) bulge, pouch
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) bulk
(derivation) bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence


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protrude
v. odstávat; vyčnívat; vystupovat

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protrude
Czas. wystawać; odstawać

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Protrude
(v. t.)
To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
  
 
(v. t.)
To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
  
 
(v. i.)
To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About