Protrude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extend out or project in space

bulge outward

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹətɹˈuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹətɹˈuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹətɹˈuːd/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹətɹˈuːd/.

Examples

His sharp nose jutted out
A single rock sticks out from the cliff
His eyes popped

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jut bulge bug out jut out bulge out start pop out come out pouch stick out pop project

Parts of Speech

verb	extend out or project in space “His sharp nose jutted out”
verb	bulge outward “His eyes popped”
verb	swell or protrude outwards “His stomach bulged after the huge meal”

Word Forms

protrusible	adjective	capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue
protrusive	adjective	thrusting outward
protrusion	noun	the act of projecting out from something
jutting	noun	the act of projecting out from something
projection	noun	the act of projecting out from something
bulge	noun	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorstehen

sich ausdehnen oder in den Raum projizieren

🇫🇷French

dépasser

étendre ou projeter dans l'espace

🇪🇸Spanish

sobresalir

extenderse o proyectarse en el espacio

🇮🇹Italian

sporgere

estendersi o proiettarsi nello spazio

🇳🇱Dutch

uitsteken

uitbreiden of projecteren in de ruimte

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobressair

estender ou projetar no espaço

🇷🇺Russian

высовываться

простираться или проектироваться в пространстве

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बढ़ाना

अंतरिक्ष में फैलाना या प्रक्षेपित करना

🇮🇳Tamil

நீண்டு

நீட்டவும் அல்லது விண்வெளியில் திட்டமிடவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొడుచుకు

అంతరిక్షంలో విస్తరించండి లేదా ప్రాజెక్ట్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बाहेर पडणे

विस्तारित करा किंवा जागेत प्रकल्प करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહાર નીકળવું

વિસ્તાર કરો અથવા અવકાશમાં પ્રોજેક્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಚು

ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಜೆಕ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീണ്ടുനിൽക്കുക

നീട്ടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബഹിരാകാശത്ത് പ്രൊജക്റ്റ് ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰ ਨਿਕਲਣਾ

ਸਪੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੈਲਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

باہر نکلنا

خلا میں توسیع یا پروجیکٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

突出

在空间中延伸或投射

🇯🇵Japanese

突き出る

空間に拡張または投影する

🇰🇷Korean

내다

확장하거나 공간에 투영

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhô ra

mở rộng ra hoặc chiếu vào không gian

🇹🇭Thai

ยื่นออกมา

ขยายออกหรือโครงการในอวกาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menonjol

memanjang atau memproyeksikan di luar angkasa

🇵🇭Filipino

nakausli

pahabain o proyekto sa kalawakan

🇲🇾Malay

menonjol

meluaskan atau projek di angkasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبرز

تمديد أو مشروع في الفضاء

🇮🇷Persian

بیرون زده

گسترش یا پروژه در فضا

🇹🇷Turkish

çıkıntı yapmak

uzaya uzanın veya uzaya yansıtın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִבלוֹט

להרחיב או להקרין בחלל

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