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pro·trude
 protrude
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- pronunciation:
- pro
trud
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
protrudes, protruding, protruded |
| definition: |
to push or stick out.
The baby's round belly protruded from its shirt.- synonyms:
- jut, project, stick out
- similar words:
- bag, bulge, butt, extend, peak, pop, pouch, pout, start, stick, tongue
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| derivations: |
protrudable (adj.), protrudent (adj.) |
The word protrude
contains the following parts:
pro-1
Latin
prefix
that means before, forward, forth
  Example words:
procedure, proceed, proclaim, procrastinate, produce, profess, profound, profuse, progress, project, projectile, prominent, promise, promote, pronoun, propel, proposal, propose, proposition, prosecute, prospect, protect, protrude, proverb, provide, provoke
trud, trus
Latin
root
that means push
Example words:
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