protrude[verb]Synonyms: stick out, bulge, come through, extend, jut, obtrude, project, stand out
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pro‧trude /prəˈtruːd $ proʊ-/
verb [intransitive] written[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: protrudere, from trudere 'to push']
to stick out from somewhere
protrude from
The envelope was protruding from her bag.
REGISTERIn everyday English, people usually say
stick out rather than
protrude:
The envelope was sticking out of her bag. His front teeth stick out. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲