PROTRU'DE, verb transitive [Latin protrudo; pro and trudo, to thrust. See Thrust.] 1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along; as food protruded from the stomach into the intestine. 2. To thrust out, as from confinement. The contents of the abdomen are protruded in hernia. PROTRU'DE, verb intransitive To shoot forward; to be thrust forward. The parts protrude beyond the skin.
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