extrude

ex·trude  (k-strd)

v. ex·trud·ed, ex·trud·ing, ex·trudes

v.tr.

1. To push or thrust out.

2. To shape (a plastic, for instance) by forcing it through a die.

v.intr.

To protrude or project.

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[Latin extrdere : ex-, ex- + trdere, to thrust; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]

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extrude

Verb

[-truding, -truded]

1. to squeeze or force out

2. to produce moulded sections of plastic, metal, etc. by forcing through a shaped die [Latin extrudere to thrust out]

extruded adj
extrusion n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

extrude - form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel" squeeze out produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"