protruded; protruding
: to jut out from the surrounding surface or context
a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket
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Since trudere means "to thrust" in Latin, protrude means basically "to thrust forward". If your neighbors' patio protrudes over your property boundary, you may want to discuss it with them. A protruding disc in your spine may have to be operated on sooner or later; superficial protrusions, such as corns or bunions, tend to be less serious than more deeply rooted ones.
Examples of protrude in a Sentence
His lower jaw protrudes slightly.
A handkerchief protruded from his shirt pocket.
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In Khao Yai National Park near Kong Kaeo Waterfall, for example, researchers found a robber fly attached to the bottom of a leaf with small flower-like growths protruding from its head, thorax and abdomen, earning the new fungus the name Ophiocordyceps floriformis.
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Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Wilson was sporting a welt on the protruding bone on his left wrist after the game, which quickly received a wrap from the team’s medical staff.
—Chris Biderman
july 8, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
The hair around her ears was pinned back in the lift, muting the volume on the sides to embellish the protruding shape on top.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
King, however, said his preferred choice of the tomahawk ribeye — a steak cut from the beef rib with a long, protruding bone resembling a tomahawk — is a more fitting cut of beef to represent Texas.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Wilson was sporting a welt on the protruding bone on his left wrist after the game, which quickly received a wrap from the team’s medical staff.
—Chris Biderman
july 8, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
The hair around her ears was pinned back in the lift, muting the volume on the sides to embellish the protruding shape on top.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
King, however, said his preferred choice of the tomahawk ribeye — a steak cut from the beef rib with a long, protruding bone resembling a tomahawk — is a more fitting cut of beef to represent Texas.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Protrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protrude. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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protrude
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pro·trude
prō-ˈtrüd 
protruded; protruding
: to cause to project
the mentalis raises and protrudes the lower lip—Gray's Anatomy
Gray's Anatomy
: to jut out from the surrounding surface
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