Associations to the word «Protrude»

Wiktionary

PROTRUDE, verb. To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.
PROTRUDE, verb. To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
PROTRUDE, verb. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.

Dictionary definition

PROTRUDE, verb. Extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff".
PROTRUDE, verb. Bulge outward; "His eyes popped".
PROTRUDE, verb. Swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras