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protrude

/prəˈtruːd/

/proʊˈtruːd/

protrudeverb

protruded

Past Simple

protruded

Past Participle

protruding

Gerund

/prəˈtruːd/

/proʊˈtruːd/

Translations

faire saillie

The tree roots protrude from the ground, creating a tripping hazard.

Les racines de l’arbre font saillie du sol, créant un risque de trébuchement.

Additional translations

avancerSurtout pour une partie du corps ou un élément poussé vers l’avant.

Definitions

To extend beyond or above a surface.

The tree roots protrude from the ground, creating a tripping hazard.

To push or thrust (something) outward so that it sticks out.

He protruded his lower jaw in defiance.

Synonyms

stick out

protrudegerund / present participle

Definitions

Projecting or sticking out from a surface.

She caught her sleeve on a protruding wire.

protrudepast participle

Definitions

Extended outward so as to project; having been made to stick out.

The X-ray showed a protruded spinal disc.