PROTRUDE

• (verb) swell or protrude outwards

  "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"

  synonyms : bulge , pouch

  Being six months pregnant, Mona’s belly had begun to protrude quite a bit. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) bulge outward

  "His eyes popped"

  synonyms : bug out , bulge , bulge out , come out , pop , pop out , start

  She tripped over the rock that protruded out of the ground, and sprained her ankle. -added by naila_inlas

  She tripped over the rock that protruded from the ground, and sprained her ankle. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) extend out or project in space

  "His sharp nose jutted out", "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

  synonyms : jut , jut out , project , stick out

  The dentist told Ravi that the only way to rectify his protruding teeth was by wearing braces for a year. -added by naila_inlas

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