Protruding

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protruded}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Protruding}.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward
     + trudere to thrust. See {Threat}.]
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     1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along. --Locke.
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     2. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from
        confinement; to cause to come forth.
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              When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems.
                                                    --Thomson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  protruding
       adj : extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the
             jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected
             buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards
             sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected},
              {projecting}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]