EXTRUDE


Meaning of EXTRUDE in English

/ ɪkˈstruːd; NAmE / verb

1.

( formal ) to force or push sth out of sth; to be forced or pushed in this way :

[ vn ]

Lava is extruded from the volcano.

[also v ]

2.

[ vn ] ( technical ) to shape metal or plastic by forcing it through a hole

►  ex·tru·sion / ɪkˈstruːʒn; NAmE / noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin extrudere , from ex- out + trudere to thrust.

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