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Protrude meaning
To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out. | To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out. | To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.
Example sentences (20)
As it turns out, the road into Denali does not climb Denali, or protrude into Denali, or scatter humans all over Denali.
Ibtisam Thanvi stabbed Sameeul Thanvi in the neck and abdomen, causing the abdomen content to protrude out, on August 20, 2021 in Slough.
This can cause the clitoris to protrude, which can make some women feel uncomfortable.
Most often, an encephalocele is a rare birth defect that results in the tissue that covers the brain, and possibly portions of the brain itself, to protrude through openings in the skull.
Two large yellow sacks protrude from the bird's chest.
Coronaviruses are named for the spikes that protrude from their membranes, which resemble the sun’s corona.
However, it doesn't protrude as offensively as some models (such as the Oppo Find X2 Pro), elegantly integrating with the rear panel.
The helmet’s polycarbonate visor has been described to protrude much like a light bulb, but otherwise the helmet is far more streamlined, while it is integrated with features such as night-vision goggles.
They look very strange but are quite comfortable once inserted and do not protrude far from your ear.
Two hornlike spines, like horns of a cow, hover over each eye, prompting its name, and two also protrude from the carapace’s back corners.
This car sits low and wide, it’s filled with air intakes and outlets, and there are two enormous exhaust pipes that protrude from the rear bumper.
A reinforced concrete column is extended by having the steel reinforcing bars protrude a few inches or feet above the top of the concrete, then placing the next level of reinforcing bars to overlap, and pouring the concrete of the next level.
A small gondola, carrying the pilot and passengers, a small engine, and the burners to provide the hot air are suspended below the envelope, beneath an opening through which the burners protrude.
Deep flexor muscles straighten the terminal phalanges, so the claws protrude from their sheaths, and the soft "velvety" paw becomes suddenly converted into a formidable weapon.
For example, shallow fins (which do not protrude into the water very far) are better for surface tricks, such as flat spins.
His gloves typically feature three scallops that protrude from long, gauntlet-like cuffs, although in his earliest appearances he wore short, plain gloves without the scallops.
However, they may be built taller so as to protrude through a layer of snow.
Plaques can be thought of as large "pimples" that protrude into the channel of an artery, causing a partial obstruction to blood flow.
Spina Bifida causes one or more of the vertebrae to fail to form vertebral arches within the infant, which allows the spinal cord to protrude from the rest of the spine.
The 19-inch dimension includes the edges, or "ears", that protrude on each side which allow the module to be fastened to the rack frame with screws.