STRUTTED

STRUT

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


Verb

strutted

simple past tense and past participle of strut

Source: Wiktionary


STRUT

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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