protuberate

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(prō-tū'bə-rāt', -tyū'-, prə-) pronunciation
intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To swell or bulge.

[Late Latin prōtūberāre, prōtūberāt- : Latin prō-, forth; see pro-1 + Latin tūber, a swelling.]

protuberation pro·tu'ber·a'tion n.

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verb

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

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