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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Protrude \Pro*trude"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
protruding
adjective: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected}, {projecting}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]
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