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protruded
Variant of protrude
protrude
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pro·trude (prō tro̵̅o̅d′, prə-)
transitive verb, intransitive verb protruded -·trud′ed, protruding -·trud′·ing
to thrust or jut out; project
Etymology: L protrudere < pro-, forth + trudere, to thrust
Related Forms:
- protrudent pro·trud′·ent adjective
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