to protrude

Examples

• All

• He accidentally stepped on a nail that was protruding from the wooden floor.

• The center portion of the frame protrudes beyond the rear and front plate.

• Another eye shape is the prominent eye shape, which is where you have very large eyes and they protrude slightly forward.

• You can just see its eyes protruding from the sand.

  The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

• In each case, a stone was found protruding from the ground, and a temple was erected.

  Academic text (2003)

• The first piece is square-shaped with a protruding center jack.

  The Second Arrival (1998)

• There's a vertebra protruding from your back.

  The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

• A protruding tailbone is actually more common than you'd expect.

  Magic Camp (2020)

• In some cases, like Andrew's, the spinal cord actually protrudes through the opening in the spine.

  Academic text (2011)

• Its head and part of its greenish body protruded between his thick callused fingers.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

S

to stick out

vsto protrude

61 3.2

To extend beyond a surface or edge

is the neutral general term for any such extension

P

to project

vsto protrude

23 4.3

To stick out from a surface

is the broader term without angle emphasis

P

to pop out

vsto protrude

21 3.1

To come out quickly from a surface or container

describes normal extension rather than sudden emergence

J

to jut

vsto protrude

19 4.8

To stick out from a surface, as when a balcony hangs over a street

is more general and lacks the sharp, jutting quality

P

to poke out

vsto protrude

16 3.5

To stick out from something like a wall or table

expresses ordinary extension not necessarily small or pointed

J

to jut out

vsto protrude

9 3.4

To stick out from a surface like a rock or shelf

describes general extension without implying sharpness

B

to bulge

vsto protrude

7 2.9

To swell so that part of something sticks out

denotes simple extension rather than a swollen form

O

to overhang

vsto protrude

7 3.6

To stick out over the edge of something

means extension without necessarily reaching over empty space

B

to bulge out

vsto protrude

3 3.7

To stick out in a round shape, like a pocket or balloon

refers to extension without the swollen, rounded quality

P

to protuberate

vsto protrude

9.9

To stick out from a surface like a bump

is the plain idea of sticking beyond a surface without swell

Antonyms

R

to recede

29 4.8

To move back or become less strong

How Far

to bulge

7 2.9

to jut

19 4.8

to protrude

31 5.8

to stick out

61 3.2

to project

23 4.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology