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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. i. To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project. [1913 Webster]

    The parts protrude beyond the skin. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Protruding.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward + trudere to thrust. See Threat.] [1913 Webster] 1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

    2. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth. [1913 Webster]

    When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]