n. 1. The act or process of pushing or thrusting out. 2. The act or process of shaping by forcing through a die. 3. An object or material produced by extruding. [Medieval Latin extrūsiō, extrūsiōn-, from Latin extrūsus, past participle of extrūdere, to thrust out; see EXTRUDE.] |
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