Protrude

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To push or thrust outward.
  • verb-intransitive. To jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
  • v. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
  • verb-intransitive. To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To thrust forward or onward; drive or force along.
  • To shoot or thrust forth; project; cause to project; thrust out as from confinement; cause to come forth: as, a snail protrudes its horns.
  • To shoot forward; be thrust forward; project beyond something.
  • Synonyms To project, jut (out), bulge (out).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. swell or protrude outwards
  • v. extend out or project in space
  • v. bulge outward
  • Verb Form
    protruded    protrudes    protruding   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    thrust    cantilever    spear    spear up    bag    overhang    push up    bulge   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    project    extend    exsert    protend    shoot    poke    peep    loll    pout    evaginate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Abood    Jude    Likud    Mahmood    Mahmoud    Rhude    abood    accrued    allude    ballyhooed