protrude

Definition

To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.

Etymology

From Latin prōtrūdō, prōtrūdere.

Example Sentences

• "The old woman's face was wrinkled; her two remaining teeth protruded over her under lip; and her eyes were bright and piercing."
• "A sheaf of papers was held in his shirt pocket by a little fence of fountain pens and yellow pencils; and from his hip pocket protruded a notebook with metal covers."
• "On the Visby-Västerhejde Railway there is a steam car. […] The upperworks consist of a short clerestory coach body with end platforms and the engine chimney protruding from the roof like a stovepipe."