- to thrust or cause to thrust forwards or outwards
- to project or cause to project from or as if from a surface
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•trude /proʊˈtrud, prə-/USA pronunciation
v., -trud•ed, -trud•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to (cause to) stick out: [no object]His enormous belly protruded over his belt.[~ + object]The snake protruded its tongue.
pro•trude
(prō tro̅o̅d′, prə-),USA pronunciation v., -trud•ed, -trud•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
pro•trud′ent, adj.
pro•tru•si•ble
(prō tro̅o̅′sə bəl, -zə-, prə-),USA pronunciation pro•trud′a•ble, adj.
v.i.
- to project.
v.t.
- to thrust forward; cause to project.
- Latin prōtrūdere to thrust forward, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + trūdere to thrust
- 1610–20
- 1. bulge, swell, belly.
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protrude /prəˈtruːd/ vb
'protruding' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barnacle
- barracouta
- barracuda
- bottlebrush
- Chihuahua
- chin
- clinch
- eminent
- fasces
- fisheye lens
- halfbeak
- obtrusive
- ocarina
- paunch
- paunchy
- potbelly
- potto
- protrusion
- proud
- proud flesh
- solanaceous
- stud
- temporal lobe
- woody nightshade
- bagpipe
- bay window
- bittersweet
- Botts dots
- bulge
- burr
- chenille
- clear
- depressor
- dropsy
- extant
- flag
- genappe
- gorbelly
- headgear
- Homo erectus
- hospital corner
- jaw
- jut
- lady's-slipper
- lantern jaw
- ledge
- mesognathous
- mouchette
- naked mole rat
- outie