Antonyms for protrude

Grammar : Verb

Spell : proh-trood, pruh-

Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈtrud, prə-

Definition of protrude

Origin : 1610s, "to thrust forward or onward, to drive along;" 1640s, "to cause to stick out," from Latin protrudere "thrust forward; push out," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + trudere "to thrust" (see extrusion). Intransitive meaning "jut out, bulge forth" recorded from 1620s. Related: Protruded; protruding.

verb stick out

Example sentences :

She had no flesh left; her bones seemed to protrude through the skin.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

The ribs had been cut across, and some portion of the heart or lung seemed to protrude.
Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever

He could protrude a feline set of claws from his velvet glove.
Extract from : « Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) » by Leslie Stephen

Anak's tongue began to protrude from his mouth and his eyes swelled.
Extract from : « B. C. 30,000 » by Sterner St. Paul Meek

Hernia—Rupture which permits a part of the bowels to protrude.
Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis

His nose is not flat, and his heels do not protrude unnecessarily.
Extract from : « Black Ivory » by R.M. Ballantyne

They are allowed to protrude from its mouth until they decay and drop off.
Extract from : « Martin Rattler » by R.M. Ballantyne

His straggling locks, usually long, protrude from an aperture in his hat.
Extract from : « Ben, the Luggage Boy; » by Horatio Alger

Inspector Aylesbury's eyes seemed to protrude extraordinarily.
Extract from : « Bat Wing » by Sax Rohmer

Yet they need not protrude beyond the surface; but why hide them?
Extract from : « Principles of Decorative Design » by Christopher Dresser

Synonyms for protrude

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