extruded; extruding; extrudes
1
2
: to shape (a substance, such as metal or plastic) by forcing through a die (see die entry 2 sense 3d)
Not only will this package allow you to grind your own meat very easily using that powerful motor, but you can also … use it to extrude pasta dough into long shapes …—
Perry Brauner
Perry Brauner
: to become extruded
Examples of extrude in a Sentence
The machine extrudes enough molten glass to fill the mold.
The plastic is extruded as a strong, continuous sheet.
a toy made from extruded plastic
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These will be used to construct the basic first story shell of each residence on-site by extruding a cement-like mixture out of a nozzle in layers, then human builders will come in to add the second story with traditional building techniques.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
The company has successfully co-extruded a coupon sample of its Lightbridge Fuel at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2025
The pasta is made in small batches, extruded through special bronze dies, and dried, for artisanal quality pasta in fun shapes.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The ingredients of a Group 4 meal tend to be created when foods are refined, bleached, hydrogenated, fractionated, or extruded—in other words, when whole foods are broken into components or otherwise chemically modified.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
The company has successfully co-extruded a coupon sample of its Lightbridge Fuel at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2025
The pasta is made in small batches, extruded through special bronze dies, and dried, for artisanal quality pasta in fun shapes.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The ingredients of a Group 4 meal tend to be created when foods are refined, bleached, hydrogenated, fractionated, or extruded—in other words, when whole foods are broken into components or otherwise chemically modified.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extrude
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“Extrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrude. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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extrude
verb
ex·trude
ik-ˈstrüd 
extruded; extruding
1
: to force, press, or push out
2
: to shape by forcing through a die
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