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protrude

/prəˈtruːd/

/proʊˈtruːd/

protrudeverb

protruded

Past Simple

protruded

Past Participle

protruding

Gerund

/prəˈtruːd/

/proʊˈtruːd/

Translations

The tree roots protrude from the ground.

Корни дерева выступают из земли.

Additional translations

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.