protrude /pɹəˈtɹuːd/ verb6 •To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.With those that stretcht along the Western Coast; / To whom the old Creonian Towns were lost, / Where high Epidium midst th' Hibernian Waves, / Protrudes his Head, and all their Monsters braves. — 1695 •To extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out.The old woman's face was wrinkled, her two remaining teeth protruded over her under lip, and her eyes were bright and piercing. — 1837 •(no longer used) To thrust (someone or something) forward; to drive or force along.[…] ye people standyng round about […] cried out, incontinently for the deliuerie of the Ladie, & for vengeaunce to be taken of hym, whiche so wickedly had protruded her into that daunger: — 1566 •(figurative, no longer used) To put forward (an opinion, etc.) in an overly assertive manner; to obtrude. •(no longer used, rare) To cause (something) to emerge. •(no longer used) To emerge with some speed; to shoot out. formsprotruded · protruding · protrudes · protrudeth