The difference between Jut and Protrude

When used as verbs, jut means to stick out, whereas protrude means to extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary.


Jut is also noun with the meaning: something that sticks out.

check bellow for the other definitions of Jut and Protrude

  1. Jut as a noun:

    Something that sticks out.

  1. Jut as a verb (intransitive):

    To stick out.

    Examples:

    "the jutting part of a building"

  2. Jut as a verb (obsolete):

    To butt.

  1. Protrude as a verb (intransitive):

    To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.

  2. Protrude as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.

  3. Protrude as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

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