About The Word Strut
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Strut
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What's The Definition Of Strut?
[n] a proud stiff pompous gait
[n] brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression [v] to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He strut around like a rooster in a hen house." Synonyms | Synonyms for Strut: cock | prance | prance | ruffle | sashay | swagger | swagger Related Terms | Find terms related to Strut: See Also | brace | bracing | gait | pimproll | walk Strut In Webster's Dictionary \Strut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Strutting}.] [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. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.] 1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk. 2. (Arch.) 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.) 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. To hold apart. Cf. {Strut}, n., 3. \Strut\, a. Protuberant. [Obs.] --Holland. |
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