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Definition of protrude verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

protrude

verb

NAmE//prəˈtrud//

, NAmE//proʊˈtrud//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they protrude

he / she / it protrudes

past simple protruded

-ing form protruding

to stick out from a place or a surface protruding teeth protrude from something He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall.

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