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strut |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Strut \Strut\, v. t. To hold apart. Cf {Strut}, n., 3. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Strut \Strut\, a. Protuberant. [Obs.] --Holland. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: strut n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {prance}, {swagger}] 2: 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." [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {sashay}, {cock}]
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