protrude
Other forms: protruding; protruded; protrudes
Protrude means to stick out. A gravestone protrudes from the ground, a shelf protrudes from a wall, a lollipop stick protrudes from your mouth.
From the Latin prō- "forward, out" + trūdere "to thrust," protrude often describes coastlines where rocks stick out into the water. Prō- gives us protrusion "something that sticks out," and protuberance "something that grows out of something else"––a goiter, for example, or a nose.
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extend out or project in spacetypes:overhangproject overcantileverproject as a cantileverprotuberateform a rounded prominence
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bulge outward
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swell or protrude outwardstypes:bulkstick out or uptype of:
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