'Strut' definitions:

Definition of 'strut'

From: WordNet
noun
A proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance, swagger]
noun
Brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
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" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]

Definition of 'Strut'

From: GCIDE
  • Strut \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.] [1913 Webster]
  • The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity. [1913 Webster]
  • Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his gait? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Strut'

From: GCIDE
  • Strut \Strut\, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]
  • 1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Strut'

From: GCIDE
  • Strut \Strut\, v. t. To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Strut'

From: GCIDE
  • Strut \Strut\, a. Protuberant. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'strut'

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