In this type of break, the bone will actually protrude from the skin.
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Protrude
//pɹəˈtɹuːd//
Synonyms for "protrude" (60 found)
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Related words (30)
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9 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesderived
6 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriesTranslations
88 translations across 28 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- بَرَزَ verb (to extend from)
- نَتَأَ verb (to extend from)
Bikol Central
1 entries- uldot verb (to extend from)
Bulgarian
3 entries- изпъквам verb (to extend from)
- подавам се verb (to extend from)
- стърча verb (to extend from)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 伸出 verb (to extend from)
- 凸出 verb (to extend from)
- 突出 verb (to extend from)
Czech
2 entries- trčet verb (to extend from)
- vyčnívat verb (to extend from)
Dutch
1 entries- uitsteken verb (to extend from)
Finnish
4 entries- harottaa verb (to extend from)
- pistää verb (to extend from)
- pullistua verb (to extend from)
- sojottaa verb (to extend from)
French
2 entries- dépasser verb (to extend from)
- saillir verb (to extend from)
Galician
1 entries- sobresaír verb (to extend from)
German
4 entries- herausragen verb (to extend from)
- herausstehen verb (to extend from)
- hervorkragen verb (to extend from)
- hervorragen verb (to extend from)
Greek
1 entries- εισχωρώ verb (to extend from)
Hebrew
1 entries- בלט verb (to extend from)
Hungarian
4 entries- eláll verb (to extend from)
- előrenyúlik verb (to extend from)
- előretol verb (to cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out)
- előreugrik verb (to extend from)
Icelandic
2 entries- skaga fram verb (to extend from)
- standa út verb (to extend from)
Italian
4 entries- protendersi verb (to extend from)
- protrudere verb (to extend from)
- sporgere verb (to extend from)
- sportare verb (to extend from)
Japanese
3 entries- 出っ張る verb (to extend from)
- 出張る verb (to extend from)
- 突き出る verb (to extend from)
Korean
1 entries- 불거지다 verb (to extend from)
Latin
2 entries- mineō verb (to extend from)
- prōmineō verb (to extend from)
Māori
4 entries- kounu verb (to extend from)
- pūrero verb (to extend from)
- whakapupū verb (to extend from)
- whererei verb (to extend from)
Persian
1 entries- بیرون زدن verb (to extend from)
Polish
4 entries- sterczeć verb (to extend from)
- wystawać verb (to extend from)
- wystawiać verb (to cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out)
- wystawić verb (to cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out)
Portuguese
1 entries- protrair verb (to extend from)
Russian
4 entries- выдава́ться verb (to extend from)
- выдаю́щийся verb (to extend from)
- высо́вываться verb (to extend from)
- выступа́ть verb (to extend from)
Slovak
1 entries- vyčnievať verb (to extend from)
Spanish
4 entries- protruir verb (to extend from)
- protuberante verb (to extend from)
- protuberar verb (to extend from)
- sobresaliente verb (to extend from)
Swedish
2 entries- sticka ut verb (to extend from)
- stå ut verb (to extend from)
Ukrainian
2 entries- вистава́ти verb (to extend from)
- витика́тися verb (to extend from)
Welsh
2 entries- aelio verb (to extend from)
- allwthio verb (to extend from)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The old woman's face was wrinkled; her two remaining teeth protruded over her under lip; and her eyes were bright and piercing.
Source: wiktionary
A sheaf of papers was held in his shirt pocket by a little fence of fountain pens and yellow pencils; and from his hip pocket protruded a notebook with metal covers.
Source: wiktionary
On the Visby-Västerhejde Railway there is a steam car. […] The upperworks consist of a short clerestory coach body with end platforms and the engine chimney protruding from the roof like a stovepipe.
Source: wiktionary
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