Synonyms: expulsion, extrusion
Definition: squeezing out by applying pressure
Usage: an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube; the expulsion of pus from the pimple
Similar words: squeeze, squeezing
Definition: the act of gripping and pressing firmly
Usage: he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
Synonyms: protrusion, protuberance, prominence, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, excrescence, extrusion, bulge, bump, swelling
Definition: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Usage: the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge; the hump of a camel; he stood on the rocky prominence; the occipital protuberance was well developed; the bony excrescence between its horns
Similar words: projection
Definition: any solid convex shape that juts out from something