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Definition of extrude

extrude

/ɪkˈstruːd/
ex · trude
Adjective:extrudable
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Past Simple:extruded
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Past Participle:extruded
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Present Participle:extruding
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1

To thrust or force out, especially to shape a material such as metal, plastic, or dough by forcing it through a die or small opening.

Example

"The factory uses heavy machinery to extrude molten aluminum into long, uniform window frames."

2

To emerge, project, or be forced out from a surface or opening (especially of magma or lava onto the Earth's surface).

Example

"Viscous lava began to extrude slowly from the volcanic vent, forming a steep dome over several weeks."

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• Rhymes for extrude

• Nearby Words

extrovert
extroverted
extrovertedness
extrude
extrusion
exuberance
exuberant

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Latin extrudere ('to thrust out'), formed from the prefix ex- ('out') and trudere ('to thrust or push'), the same root found in intrude and protrude.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Extrude. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/extrude
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