[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/protruding.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / protruding

[← P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/)

# protruding

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

### part of speech

adjective; verb form (protrude, protrudes, protruded, protruding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sticking out from a surface or edge: «a nail protruding from the wall», «protruding teeth». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#m1)

2) (verb) Sticking out beyond the rest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday safety it warns about things that stick out and can hurt you (nails, branches, rocks); in science it describes body parts or landforms; in stories it gives a vivid picture. Phrases: «protruding from», «protruding eyes», «protruding rocks».

### examples

- Careful, there's a nail protruding from that plank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x1)
- The frog has big protruding eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x2)
- A branch was protruding into the path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x3)
- Protruding rocks made the river dangerous for boats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x4)
- His wallet was protruding from his back pocket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x5)
- Some fish have protruding jaws for catching food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x6)
- For a moment Iktomi stood with a hand on his long protruding chin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x7)

### note

Verb: protrude; noun: protrusion. Use «protruding from» or «protruding out of». Safety: tell a grown-up about protruding nails or broken edges in the playground.

### Trees and pragmatics

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