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protrude

 
(prō-trūd') pronunciation

v., -trud·ed, -trud·ing, -trudes.

v.tr.
To push or thrust outward.

v.intr.
To jut out; project. See synonyms at bulge.

[Latin prōtrūdere : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + trūdere, to thrust.]

protrudent pro·trud'ent (-trūd'nt) adj.

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verb

    To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protuberate, stand out, stick out. See convex/concave.


v

Definition: stick out
Antonyms: depress, sink

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IN BRIEF: To stick out.

pronunciation If we do not cut the fallen tree, it will protrude into the trail and prevent the passage of the horses.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skubbe frem, stikke ud
v. intr. - stikke ud, rage frem

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitsteken

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire dépasser
v. intr. - faire saillie, dépasser, avancer (dents), être globuleux (yeux)

Deutsch (German)
v. - vorstehen, vorstrecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (προ)εξέχω, προβάλλω, βγαίνω έξω

Italiano (Italian)
protrudere, tirare fuori

Português (Portuguese)
v. - protrair, alongar, estender-se, projetar-se

Русский (Russian)
высовываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sobresalir, salir, sacar
v. intr. - hacer salir o sobresalir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sticka fram (ut), skjuta fram (ut)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使伸出, 使突出, 伸出, 突出

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使伸出, 使突出
v. intr. - 伸出, 突出

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (밀어) 내다, 불쑥 나오다
v. intr. - 비어져 나오다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 突き出す, 突き出る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) برز, نتأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבליט‬
v. intr. - ‮בלט‬


 
 
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