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verb

Protrude v. t. (past & past part. protruded; pres. part. protruding)

To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth. "When... Spring protrudes the bursting gems."

Protrude v. i. To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project. "The parts protrude beyond the skin."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Protrude" Quotes from Famous Books

... no session of the Chamber that day,—Marianne was seated in her little salon. She was warming the tips of her slippers, that furtively peeped from beneath the lace of her skirt as a little bird might protrude its beak from a nest, her right leg crossed over the other, and she appeared to be musing, her chin resting on ...

— His Excellency the Minister • Jules Claretie

... remark did not offend her in the least. She was enjoying herself. He drew himself up with a smile. It was then that I noted particularly how well bred and clean-limbed he was; how easily his clothes fitted. It seemed as impossible for Major Walters' tie to work up round his neck as for his toes to protrude through his boots. He gave one the impression of having followed cleanliness of thought and person all his life. I began to have a sneaking admiration for the man. I beheld in its openness that which I had often seen pierce through ...

— The Beloved Vagabond • William J. Locke

... find the finest needle in the house, And press the point down on the slimy hide. The blunt edge crushes, does not pierce the shape, And brings the straggle that I gloat to see. The legs stretch out, and work to get away; A barbed tongue and twin fangs drool from the mouth. The eyes protrude, and glare with deadly hate, Until they fix at last ...

— Stories in Verse • Henry Abbey

... The first picador comes up again and the bull attacks for the fourth time, but it has lost much strength, and the man drives it off. It has made a horrible gash in the horse's belly, and the entrails protrude, dragging along the ground. ...

— The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia • William Somerset Maugham

... first thrust is scientifically given, the bowels protrude to such an extent that the elephant is at once disabled. Two good hunters will frequently kill several out of one herd; but in this dangerous hand-to-hand fight the hunter is often the victim. Hunting the ...

— The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile • Sir Samuel White Baker

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