Main Entry:

pro·trude

Pronunciation:

\prō-ˈtrüd\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

pro·trud·ed; pro·trud·ing

Etymology:

Latin protrudere, from pro- + trudere to thrust — more at threat

Date:

1620

transitive verb1archaic : to thrust forward2: to cause to projectintransitive verb: to jut out from the surrounding surface or context <a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket>

— pro·tru·si·ble \-ˈtrü-sə-bəl, -zə-\ adjective