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protruding

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pro·trude  (pr-trd)
v. pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes
v.tr.
To push or thrust outward.
v.intr.
To jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge.
[Latin prtrdere : pr-, forward; see pro-1 + trdere, to thrust; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·trudent (-trdnt) adj.
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Adj.1.protruding - 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"
jutting, projected, projecting, sticking, sticking out, relieved
protrusive - thrusting outward


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