protrude

CEFRC1

/pɹəˈtɹuːd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To stick out beyond the usual edge or surface.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To put forward (an opinion, etc.) in an overly assertive manner; to obtrude.

Examples

  • In this type of break, the bone will actually protrude from the skin.

  • 1566, William Painter, The Palace of Pleasure, London: Richard Tottell and William Jones, Volume 1, The .xlj. Nouell, […] ye people standyng round about […] cried out, incontinently for the deliuerie of the Ladie, & for vengeaunce to be taken of hym, whiche s...

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /pɹəˈtɹud/
  • /pɹoʊ-/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To thrust (someone or something) forward; to drive or force along.

  2. To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.

  3. To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.

More examples

In context

  • 1655, Hamon L’Estrange, The Reign of King Charles, London: Edward Dod and Henry Seile, p. 169, For in case of general disturbance, nothing is more familiar then for several Factions, of several, and sometimes of contrary inclinations and interests, to protrud...

  • 1566, William Painter, The Palace of Pleasure, London: Richard Tottell and William Jones, Volume 1, The .xlj. Nouell, […] ye people standyng round about […] cried out, incontinently for the deliuerie of the Ladie, & for vengeaunce to be taken of hym, whiche so wickedly had protruded her into that daunger:

  • He, when young Spring protrudes the burſting gems, / Marks the firſt bud, and ſucks the healthful gale / Into his freſhen'd ſoul; […]

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”)).