PROTRUDE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROTRUDE?

Need another word that means the same as “protrude”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “protrude” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Protrude” are: bulge, pouch, bug out, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, start, jut, jut out, project, stick out, poke out, stand out, come through, peek, poke, stick up, hang out, loom, loom out, extend, obtrude, sticking out, jutting, jutting out

Protrude as a Verb

Definitions of "Protrude" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “protrude” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Bulge outward.
• Extend beyond or above a surface.
• (of an animal) cause (a body part) to protrude.
• Extend out or project in space.
• Swell or protrude outwards.

Synonyms of "Protrude" as a verb (26 Words)

bug out	Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.
bulge	Cause to bulge or swell outwards. His stomach bulged after the huge meal.
bulge out	Bulge outward.
come out	Extend or reach.
come through	Come to pass; arrive, as in due course.
extend	Thrust or extend out. The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent.
hang out	Be placed in position as by a hinge.
jut	Extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something. A rock jutted out from the side of the bank.
jut out	Extend out or project in space.
jutting	Extend out or project in space.
jutting out	Extend out or project in space.
loom	Weave on a loom. Another air plane loomed into the sky.
loom out	Come into view indistinctly, often threateningly.
obtrude	Thrust oneself in as if by force. A sound from the reception hall obtruded into his thoughts.
peek	Throw a glance at; take a brief look at. I only peeked I didn t see anything interesting.
poke	Prod and stir a fire with a poker to make it burn more fiercely. Don t forget to poke holes in the dough to allow steam to escape.
poke out	Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.
pop	Hit a pop fly. He popped the petit four into his mouth.
pop out	Take drugs, especially orally.
pouch	Put into a pouch. Hick pouched his fourth catch with ease.
project	Draw a projection of. Spending was projected at 72 900 million.
stand out	Occupy a place or location, also metaphorically.
start	Play in the starting lineup. Below Roaring Springs the real desert starts.
stick out	Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument.
stick up	Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous.
sticking out	Fasten with or as with pins or nails.

Usage Examples of "Protrude" as a verb

• Something like a fin protruded from the water.
• When attacking, it protrudes its long snout.

Associations of "Protrude" (30 Words)

begin	Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object. The cycleway begins at Livingston village.
blurt	Utter impulsively. She blurted out the truth.
bulge	Cause to bulge or swell outwards. The veins in his neck bulged.
bump	In a race gain a bump against. The children were given the bumps.
excrescence	A distinct outgrowth on a body or plant, resulting from disease or abnormality. The bony excrescence between its horns.
extend	Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. Extend the casserole with a little rice.
fill	The action of filling something especially of shading in a region of a computer graphics display. A fill of tobacco.
forward	Moving forward. Forward my mail.
fruition	Something that is made real or concrete. The apples in the orchards gave a suggestion of sour fruition.
hammer	Strike or knock at or on something violently with one s hand or with a hammer or other object. Willis was hammered in the recession.
impale	Display (a coat of arms) side by side with another on the same shield, separated by a vertical line. His head was impaled on a pike and exhibited for all to see.
jut	Extend out or project in space. His sharp nose jutted out.
lace	Of a garment or shoe be fastened by means of laces. Rosina laced her up tight to show off her neat waist.
machination	A plot or scheme.
mount	A mounting consisting of a piece of metal as in a ring or other jewelry that holds a gem in place. Mount a theater production.
overhang	A quantity of securities or commodities large enough to make prices fall if offered for sale. He crouched beneath an overhang of bushes.
pinch	Make ridges into by pinching together. Mrs Grandison s pointed Italian style shoes were already beginning to pinch her feet.
porcupine	A large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail.
proffer	An offer or proposal. She proffered a glass of wine.
project	Extend out or project in space. He strives to project an image of youth.
projection	The projection of an image from a film onto a screen. Quality illustrations for overhead projection.
proposal	The act of making a proposal. They listened to her proposal.
protrusion	The act of projecting out from something. A protrusion of rock jutted from the mountainside.
protuberance	The condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out. The large size and protuberance of the incisors.
spike	Bring forth a spike or spikes. The punch is spiked.
spindle	A Eurasian shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds Its hard timber was formerly used for making spindles. Chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis.
stake	Support a plant with a stake or stakes. Stake your goat.
start	Give a signal to competitors to start in a race. Prices for these homes start at 250 000.
transfix	To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe. She stared at him transfixed.
undertaking	The action of undertaking to do something. The knowing undertaking of an obligation.