3 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.] [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] 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: strutted See {strut}
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