protrude

Meaning

  1. To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.
  2. To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.
  3. To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.
  4. (obsolete) To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈtɹuːd/
Etymology

From Latin prōtrūdō, prōtrūdere.

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