p. pr.
pro forward + trudere to thrust. See Threat.)
1. To thrust forward; to drive or force
along. Locke.
2. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice
or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting
gems.
Thomson.
protrude , v. i. To shoot out orforth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to
project.
The parts protrude beyond the skin.
Bacon.
