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protrude [prəˈtruːd] vb
1. to thrust or cause to thrust forwards or outwards 2. to project or cause to project from or as if from a surface [from Latin, from pro-2 + trudere to thrust] protrudable adj protrudent adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
protrude Translations protrude vt → hervorstrecken, herausstrecken v protrude [prəˈtruːd, (American ) prou-] to stick out; to project His teeth protrude. uitsteek يَنتُؤ، يَبْرُز издавам (се) čouhat stikke frem hervorstehen προεξέχω sobresalir, salir välja ulatuma بیرون زدن työntyä esiin faire saillie, avancer לִבלוֹט बाहर निकला हुआ होना या निकालना kiáll menonjol standa út, skaga fram sporgere (in fuori) 突き出す 돌출하다 iš(si)kišti, kyšoti izvirzīties uz āru terjulur uitsteken stikke fram/ut wystawać sobressair a ieşi/a scoate (în afară) торчать; выдаваться vystupovať, vyčnievať štrleti štrčati sticka (skjuta) fram (ut), stå ut ยื่นออกมา dışarı fırla(t)mak 伸出,突出 випинатися, стирчати باہر کو نکلنا thò ra 伸出,突出 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It made his great nose protrude more arrogantly; it emphasized his cheekbones; it made his eyes seem larger. He was long and desperately thin; his huge bones seemed to protrude from his body; his elbows were so sharp that they appeared to jut out through the arms of his shabby coat. Once my right foot slipped on the side toward the precipice, but I threw out my left arm in a moment so that it caught the icy edge under my armpit as I fell, and supported me considerably; at the same instant I cast my eyes down the side on which I had slipped, and contrived to plant my right foot on a piece of rock as large as a cricket-ball, which chanced to protrude through the ice, on the very edge of the precipice. |
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