protrude
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (3)
- extend out or project in space“His sharp nose jutted out”“A single rock sticks out from the cliff”Synonyms: stick outjut outjutproject
- bulge outward“His eyes popped”Synonyms: startpoppop outbulgebulge outbug outcome out
- swell or protrude outwards“His stomach bulged after the huge meal”Synonyms: bulgepouch
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. i. To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project. [1913 Webster]
The parts protrude beyond the skin. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Protruding.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward + trudere to thrust. See Threat.] [1913 Webster]
1.To thrust forward; to drive or force along. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
2.To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth. [1913 Webster]
When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems.— Thomson.[1913 Webster]