1. to force or push something out through an opening
2. to shape material by forcing it through a specially shaped opening
Usage: manufacturing

Examples

• The machine extrudes plastic pellets into long tubes.
• Toothpaste is extruded from the tube when you squeeze it.
• The factory extrudes aluminum into window frames.
• Hot lava was extruded from the volcano’s crater.
• The pasta machine extrudes dough through different shaped dies.
• Workers extrude the metal through heated rollers.
• The 3D printer extrudes melted plastic layer by layer.