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# protrude

«protrude» in Mova's school dictionary: **To stick out from a surface or edge** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (protrude, protrudes, protruded, protruding)

### meaning for a pupil

To stick out from a surface or edge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protrude/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in science, safety and description: «a nail protruding from the wood», «protruding teeth». In science lessons, animals may have protruding eyes (frogs). In stories it adds clear visual detail.

### examples

- A rusty nail protruded from the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protrude/#x1)
- The frog's eyes protrude from the top of its head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protrude/#x2)
- Be careful of the branch protruding over the path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protrude/#x3)
- His tongue protruded as he concentrated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protrude/#x4)
- Rocks protrude from the sand at low tide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protrude/#x5)
- The pencil protruded from her bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protrude/#x6)

### note

Regular verb. Adjective: protruding. Noun: protrusion. Safety: tell an adult about protruding nails or sharp edges at school or in the playground.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «protrude» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protrude/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.