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PROTRUDE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swell or protrude outwards

Example:

His stomach bulged after the huge meal

Synonyms:

bulge; pouch; protrude

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "protrude" is one way to...):

change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "protrude"):

bulk (stick out or up)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

protrusible (capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue)

protrusion (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings)

protrusive (thrusting outward)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bulge outward

Example:

His eyes popped

Synonyms:

bug out; bulge; bulge out; come out; pop; pop out; protrude; start

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "protrude" is one way to...):

change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

protrusible (capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue)

protrusion (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings)

protrusive (thrusting outward)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Extend out or project in space

Example:

A single rock sticks out from the cliff

Synonyms:

jut; jut out; project; protrude; stick out

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "protrude"):

overhang (project over)

push up; thrust (push upward)

spear; spear up (thrust up like a spear)

bag; bulge (bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge)

cantilever (project as a cantilever)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

protrusible (capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue)

protrusion (the act of projecting out from something)

protrusive (thrusting outward)

Credits

 Context examples: 

It was shallow, for in many places I saw low sandbanks protruding above the water.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A protruding edge designed to strengthen or stabilize a device or facilitate its attachment to a surface.

(Flange Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

A fan shaped muscle running from the underside of the tongue to the mandible which depresses and protrudes the tongue.

(Genioglossus, NCI Thesaurus)

The outer portion of the nose that protrudes from the face.

(External Nose, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality in the cervical region of the spine in which the spinal cord and meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.

(Cervical Myelomeningocele, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality in the cervical region of the spine in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.

(Cervical Meningocele, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality in the lumbar region of the spine in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.

(Lumbar Meningocele, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to the bright spots, the latest images also show a mountain with steep slopes protruding from a relatively smooth area of the dwarf planet's surface.

(Ceres Spots Continue to Mystify in Latest Dawn Images, NASA)

There is a wide range of signs and symptoms including hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, hearing loss, respiratory infections, mental retardation, skeletal abnormalities, leveled nasal bridge and protruding forehead.

(Alpha-Mannosidosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The part of the face below the lower lip and including the protruding part of the lower jaw.

(Chin, NCI Thesaurus)