Main Entry: pro·trude
Pronunciation: \prō-ˈtrüd\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): pro·trud·ed; pro·trud·ing
Etymology: Latin protrudere, from pro- + trudere to thrust — more at threat
Date: 1620
transitive verb 1 archaic : to thrust forward
2 : to cause to projectintransitive verb : to jut out from the surrounding surface or context {a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket}
2 : to cause to projectintransitive verb : to jut out from the surrounding surface or context {a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket}
— pro·tru·si·ble \-ˈtrü-sə-bəl, -zə-\ adjective
