struts

[Strut]

When you strut, you walk with a proud swagger that has a little arrogance thrown in, like the prance of a running back who has just flown past the 250 pound linebackers and planted the ball in the end zone.

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To swell; to bulge out.

Noun
a proud stiff pompous gait

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"

v. t.
To swell; to bulge out.

v. t.
To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.

n.
The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.

n.
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.

n.
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.

v. t.
To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.

a.
Protuberant.

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.]

The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.

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?

Strut

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

Strut, v. t. To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.

Strut

Strut, a. Protuberant. [Obs.] Holland.

To swell; to bulge out.

The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.

To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.

Protuberant.

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Usage Examples

Real firmness is good for anything strut is good for nothing.

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