v.
Pronunciation: pr ō - ' trüd
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pro · trud · ed ; pro · trud · ing
Etymology: Latin protrudere, from pro- + trudere to thrust ― more at THREAT
Date: 1620
transitive verb
1 archaic : to thrust forward
2 : to cause to project
intransitive verb : to jut out from the surrounding surface or context <a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket>
– pro · tru · si · ble \ - ' trü-s ə -b ə l, -z ə - \ adjective