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 verb 1 archaic : to thrust forward
2 : 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