Definition of "protrudes" [protrudes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of protrude. (verb)

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• "Even if a small, legible portion of a page protrudes from a closed file, the attorney is entitled to believe that this paper can reasonably be considered to be private and secure from scrutiny and from seizure."
• "A single scraggly tree protrudes from a small square of earth left open near the middle of the cement floor."
• "At the Fort Worth post office, the hook that once held up the small battery-powered clock now protrudes from a plaster wall."