Pro*trude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Protruding.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward + trudere to thrust. See Threat.]
1.
To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
Locke.
2.
To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems.
Thomson.
© Webster 1913.
Pro*trude", v. i.
To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project.
The parts protrude beyond the skin.
Bacon.
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