verb

• 1Extend beyond or above a surface.

  ‘something like a fin protruded from the water’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Their stems and leaves protrude above the water surface.’
  • ‘Leave the finishing nails protruding slightly above surface of the wood.’
  • ‘Check all joints to make sure nothing protrudes above the surface.’
  • ‘The bin's lying on its side, and the better part of one side protrudes above the surface of the water.’
  • ‘Two large horns protruded out of the forehead and extended slightly upward.’
  • ‘The enemy soldier fell to the ground with the arrow protruding from his back.’
  • ‘He reached out his arm and felt a large spike protruding from a hard, scaled surface.’
  • ‘Spikes protruded from the rough surface at jagged points.’
  • ‘One of Henry's giant teeth was protruding at an awkward angle.’
  • ‘Jude was as thin as a stick and his bones protruded through sallow skin.’
  • ‘The tumors located centrally were polypoid, protruding into the lumen of the bronchus and narrowing the lumen.’
  • ‘The white tips are visible, as are their thick woody bases protruding at right angles to the stem.’
  • ‘She was sure the apartment above had a lump which protruded upward from the floor.’
  • ‘The distal end of the clavicle may protrude slightly upward.’
  • ‘Many religious figures were seated on three balconies protruding from the temple walls.’
  • ‘A seed was regarded as germinated when the radicle protruded through the seed coat.’
  • ‘She held her hand against the throbbing bump that now protruded from her forehead.’
  • ‘Cut off any unwanted growth and take back older side shoots that protrude too far out.’
  • ‘When standing, the knees of this figure protrude awkwardly and incised lines in both mobile arms suggest bicep musculature.’
  • ‘Bent reeds, evenly spaced, protrude upwards.’

  Synonyms

  stick out, jut, jut out, poke out, project, stand out, come through, peek, poke, stick up, hang out, loom, loom out, extend, obtrude

  sticking out, jutting, jutting out, standing out, prominent, protuberant, proud, obtrusive

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  1. 1.1with object (of an animal) cause (a body part) to protrude.
     ‘when attacking, it protrudes its long snout’
     More example sentences

     • ‘The evolution of fish feeding systems is a history of change in multiple mechanical systems that raise the head, drop the lower jaw, expand the hyoid, and protrude the upper jaw.’
     • ‘The eyes can be preserved inside or outside the carapace, which indicates that they could be protruded or withdrawn by the peduncles.’
     • ‘Physical subdivision and structural alteration have been implicated in the evolution of the muscles involved in protruding the upper jaw in elasmobranchs.’
     • ‘The minute eyes, generally hidden behind facial fur, can be protruded under conditions of pain or alarm.’
     • ‘The quadratomandibularis extends between the palatoquadrate and mandible and may assist in protruding the upper jaw in all elasmobranchs.’