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STRUT
strut, prance, swagger
(noun) a proud stiff pompous gait
strut
(noun) brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
(verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
strut (plural struts)
Protuberance, air pressure
Verb
strut (third-person singular simple present struts, present participle strutting, simple past and past participle strutted)
(intransitive) To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.
(intransitive, originally said of fowl) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
(intransitive) To walk proudly or haughtily.
(transitive, obsolete) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.
(transitive) To protrude; cause to bulge.
Synonyms
• (To walk proudly or haughtily): swagger
Etymology 2
Noun
strut (plural struts)
A proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking.
Etymology 3
Adjective
strut (comparative more strut, superlative most strut)
(archaic) Swelling out; protuberant; bulging.
Etymology 4
Noun
strut (plural struts)
A support rod.
Synonym: rib
An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff.
Verb
strut (third-person singular simple present struts, present participle strutting, simple past and past participle strutted)
(transitive, construction) To brace or support by a strut or struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.
Anagrams
• sturt, trust
Source: Wiktionary
Strut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Strutting.] Etym: [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G. strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan. strutte.]
1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.
2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity. Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his gait Shak.
Strut, n. Etym: [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]
1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof.
3. (Engin.)
Definition: Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie.
Strut, v. t.
Definition: To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.
Strut, a.
Definition: Protuberant. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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