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Definition of Strut

1. Verb. To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. "The children strut to the playground"; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

2. Noun. A proud stiff pompous gait.

3. Noun. Brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression.

Definition of Strut

1. v. t. To swell; to bulge out.

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

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

4. a. Protuberant.

Definition of Strut

1. Verb. (intransitive) To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) (context: originally said of fowl) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To walk proudly or haughtily. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To protrude; cause to bulge. ¹

6. Noun. A proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking. ¹

7. Adjective. (archaic) Swelling out; protuberant; bulging. ¹

8. Noun. A support rod. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) (context: construction) To brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Strut

1. to walk with a pompous air [v STRUTTED, STRUTTING, STRUTS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strut

strumpets strums strumstrum strumstrums strung strung-out strung together strunt strunted strunting

strunts strunzite struse struses strut (current term) strut one's stuff struth struthian struthiomimus struthioniform

struthious struthonian struthonians struts strutted strutter strutters strutting struttingly

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