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 Pro·trude v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. &  vb. n. Protruding.]
 1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
 2. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
    When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems.   --Thomson.