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
strutted
simple past tense and past participle of strut
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
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
