- (v.t.) To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
- (v.t.) To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
- (v.i.) To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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