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# protruding

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

«protruding» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sticking out from a surface or edge: «a nail protruding from the wall», «protruding teeth». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#m1)
2. (verb) Sticking out beyond the rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#m2)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x1)
- The frog has big protruding eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x2)
- A branch was protruding into the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x3)
- Protruding rocks made the river dangerous for boats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x4)
- His wallet was protruding from his back pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/#x5)
- Some fish have protruding jaws for catching food. [tree →](https://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://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «protruding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protruding/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«protruding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/protruding.html) on Mova free.