extrude

Push through die

Extrude means to push or force something out through an opening, typically shaping it in the process.

Manufacturing extrudes materials like plastic, metal, or pasta through dies to create uniform shapes: extruded aluminum, extruded noodles.

In geology, lava extrudes from volcanic vents.

The word suggests material being squeezed out under pressure, emerging transformed.

manufacturing

die

Stop being alive

profile · tubing · press · billet · pellet · nozzle · thermoplastic · thermoset · heater · cooling

force

pressure

Force upon contact

  • squeezeFirm bilateral compression
  • pushForce something away
  • expelRemove forcibly from membership

thrust · propel · compress · eject · ram · piston · bulge · compression · shove · drive

shape

profile

Side-facing outline

form · dimension · outline · configuration · silhouette · hollow · solid · tubular · rod · sheet

material

ductility

Ability to stretch unbroken

flow · pliability · flexibility · elasticity · molten · softening · workability · deformation · yield · laminar

emerge

bulge

Outward curved projection

  • projectPlanned, effortful task
  • jutExtend outward sharply
  • extendMake longer or larger

surface · appear · distend · swell · herniate

Categories
Opposites
direction of material movement

extrudeintrude

Enter uninvited

absorb · intake · draw in · suck in · retract

forming method

extrudecarve

Cut to shape

sculpt · mill · machine · whittle · chisel

ACCEPTANCE VS. EXPULSION (figurative)

extrudeadmit

Confess or grant entry

receive · accept · welcome · take in · harbor

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G