jutting

Definitions of jutting
  1. adjective
    extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
    “the jutting limb of a tree”
    synonyms: projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking out
    protrusive
    thrusting outward
  2. noun
    the act of projecting out from something
    synonyms: jut, projection, protrusion
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    type of:
    change of shape
    an action that changes the shape of something
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