protrude
To cause to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surfaceTo cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
» The islet protrudes above the water.
Островок выступает над водой.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
extend out or project in space
(intransitive)To extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out.
herausragen, herausstehen, hervorkragen
торча́тьtorčátʹ, выдаю́щийсяvydajúščijsja, выдава́тьсяvydavátʹsja
вистава́тиvystaváty, витика́тисяvytykátysja
bulge outward
(also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To thrust (someone or something) forward; to drive or force along.
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To put forward (an opinion, etc.) in an overly assertive manner; to obtrude.
(obsolete, rare, transitive)To cause (something) to emerge.
(intransitive, obsolete)To emerge with some speed; to shoot out.
Examples
6 sentencesThe islet protrudes above the water.
ruОстровок выступает над водой. — marafon
Moreover, when viewed from the side, the front teeth are protruding.
deVon der Seite aus gesehen zeigen die Zähne außerdem nach vorne. — raggione
In this type of break, the bone will actually protrude from the skin.
The stocky 12 year old boy with the dark but sparkly eyes flashes a grin of protruding pearlescent incisors.
There is a Japanese saying that goes: The nail that protrudes is hammered.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin prōtrūdere, the present active infinitive of prōtrūdō (“to puLearned borrowing from Latin prōtrūdere, the present active infinitive of prōtrūdō (“to push or thrust forwards; to protrude”), from prō- (“prefix denoting a forward direction or movement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”)) + trūdō (“to push, shove, thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push, thrust”)).
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Forms
protrudes, protruding, protruded, protrudedSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle