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ex·trude
(ĭk-stro͞od′)v. ex·trud·ed, ex·trud·ing, ex·trudes
v.tr.
1. To push or thrust out.
2. To shape (a plastic, for instance) by forcing it through a die.
v.intr.
To protrude or project.
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extrude
(ɪkˈstruːd)vb
1. (tr) to squeeze or force out
2. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to produce (moulded sections of plastic, metal, etc) by ejection under pressure through a suitably shaped nozzle or die
3. (Cookery) (tr) to chop up or pulverize (an item of food) and re-form it to look like a whole: a factory-made rod of extruded egg.
4. a less common word for protrude
[C16: from Latin extrūdere to thrust out, from trūdere to push, thrust]
exˈtruded adj
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ex•trude
(ɪkˈstrud)v. -trud•ed, -trud•ing. v.t.
1. to force or press out: extruding molten rock.
2. to shape (metal, plastic, etc.) by forcing through a die.
v.i. 3. to become extruded.
[1560–70; < Latin extrūdere to force out =ex- ex-1 + trūdere to thrust, push]
ex•trud′er, n.
ex•tru′si•ble (-ˈstru sə bəl, -zə-) ex•trud′a•ble, adj.
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extrude
- Its Latin base is trudere, "thrust."See also related terms for thrust.
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extrude
Past participle: extruded
Gerund: extruding
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extrude
verb force out, expel, eject, squeeze out, thrust out, press out The aluminium is melted down and extruded through a die or cast in a mould.
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extrude
vi → herausstehen (from aus)
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ex·trude
vt. exprimir, forzar hacia afuera.
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