protruded

VERB

stick out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulge jut out poke

STRONG

beetle distend extend extrude jut obtrude overhang point pop pouch pout project start swell

WEAK

butt out come through shoot out stand out stick up

Antonyms

STRONG

cave in contract keep shrink

WEAK

depress sink

Example Sentences

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Yet this much, the Record informs us, took place: Jehovah, concealing His terrible face, Protruded His rear from behind a great rock, And edification ensued without shock.

From Black Beetles in Amber by Bierce, Ambrose

If the Protruded Piles are Inflamed 150 5.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson