protrude

Meanings

• verb

  Extend or project beyond an surrounding surface or plane.

  - "The tree branch protrudes into the room."
  - "The rock formation protrudes from the cliff."

• verb

  Project or extend beyond a normal or expected limit.

  - "The student's grades did not meet the requirements and protruded below average."
  - "The new product's price protruded significantly higher than competitors'."

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Synonyms

jut , project , protuberate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with protrude
mood , pud , blood , food , brood , good , flood

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Variants

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protrude , protruded , protrudes , protruding , protrusible

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Forms

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protruded, protruding, protrudes

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Etymology

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Old French protruder, from pro- 'forth' + truder 'to thrust'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest bone in the human body, the femur, protrudes from the pelvis.

2. The term 'protrude' is also used in geology to describe rocks that jut out from the surrounding terrain.

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Related Concepts

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1. Extrusion: A manufacturing process that forces a material through a die or orifice.

2. Project: A plan to be carried out, especially a large-scale enterprise or business.

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Culture

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Protrude has been used in various literary contexts, such as in Shakespeare's 'Othello' to describe jealousy and suspicion. In art, protruding elements like branches, noses, or other body parts have been used to create depth and perspective.

How to Memorize "protrude"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a tree branch extending beyond the tree line or a finger extending beyond a surface.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'project' or 'extend' to remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Protrude: Project Out Reaching Under Extended Depth'.

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