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protrude

pro·trude

protrude

 
pronunciation:
pro trud
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: verb
inflections: protrudes, protruding, protruded
definition: to push or stick out.
The baby's round belly protruded from its shirt.
synonyms:
jut, project, stick out
similar words:
bag, bulge, butt, extend, peak, pop, pouch, pout, start, stick, tongue
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derivations: protrudable (adj.), protrudent (adj.)
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