Adjective: protruding prow'troo-ding [N. Amer], pru'troo-ding [Brit]
- Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
"his protruding ribs";
- jutting, projected, projecting, relieved, sticking, sticking out
- Extend out in space
"A single rock protrudes from the cliff";
- stick out, jut out, jut, project
- Bulge outward
"His eyes protruded";
- start, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out [US, informal], come out
- Swell or protrude outwards
"His stomach protruded after the huge meal";
- bulge, pouch
See also: protrusive
Type of: change form, change shape, deform, exsert, extend, hold out, put out, stretch forth, stretch out