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protrude

prot·rude

UK/pɹəˈtɹuːd/ US/pɹəˈtɹud/ fairly common

verb

1.

extend out or project in space

  • “His sharp nose jutted out”
  • “A single rock sticks out from the cliff”
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2.

bulge outward

  • “His eyes popped”
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3.

swell or protrude outwards

  • “His eyes bulged with surprise”
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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin prōtrūdere, the present active infinitive of prōtrūdō (“to push or thrust forwards; to protrude”), from prō- (“prefix denoting a forward direction or movement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”)) + trūdō (“to push, shove, thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push, thrust”)).

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