Strut

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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              The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk
        with affected dignity.
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              Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his
              gait?                                 --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strut \Strut\, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]
     1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
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     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}.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strut \Strut\, v. t.
     To hold apart. Cf. {Strut}, n., 3.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strut \Strut\, a.
     Protuberant. [Obs.] --Holland.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strut
       n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {prance}, {swagger}]
       2: 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 struts around like a rooster in a hen
           house" [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {sashay}, {cock}]
       [also: {strutting}, {strutted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  95 Moby Thesaurus words for "strut":
     amble, barge, bounce, bowl along, brave show, bundle, clump, drag,
     droop, flaunt, flounce, foot, footslog, gait, gallop, halt,
     hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, jog, jolt, jump, limp, lock step,
     lumber, lunge, lurch, mince, mincing steps, pace, paddle, parade,
     peacock, peacockery, peacockishness, peg, piaffe, piaffer, plod,
     prance, prink, promenade, rack, roll, sashay, saunter, scuff,
     scuffle, scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip,
     slink, slither, slog, slouch, slowness, stagger, stalk, stamp,
     step, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, stroll, strolling gait,
     strutting, stump, swagger, swaggering, swank, swash, swashbuckle,
     swashbucklering, swashbucklery, swashbuckling, swing, tittup,
     toddle, totter, traipse, tread, trip, trot, trudge, velocity,
     waddle, walk, wamble, wiggle, wobble