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Strut Definition And Meaning
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.

Strut Definition And Meaning

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."

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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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