Protruded
verb (used without object), protruded, protruding.
1.
to project.
verb (used with object), protruded, protruding.
2.
to thrust forward; cause to project.
verb
1.
to thrust or cause to thrust forwards or outwards
2.
to project or cause to project from or as if from a surface
protrude pro·trude (prō-trōōd’)
v. pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes
To push or thrust outward.
To jut out; project.
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