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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRUT, v.i.
1. 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?
2. To swell; to protuberate.
The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. [Not used.]
STRUT, n. A lofty proud step or walk with the head erect; affectation of dignity in walking.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance, swagger]
2: brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression v
1: 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: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (strutted; strutting) Etymology: Middle English strouten, from Old English str?tian to stand out stiffly, struggle; akin to Middle High German strozzen to be swollen Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to become turgid ; swell 2. a. to walk with a proud gait b. to walk with a pompous and affected air transitive verb to parade (as clothes) with a show of pride • strutter noun II. noun Date: 1587 1. a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length 2. a pompous step or walk 3. arrogant behavior ; swagger III. transitive verb (strutted; strutting) Date: circa 1828 to provide, stiffen, support, or hold apart with or as if with a strut

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression. 2 a strutting gait. --v. (strutted, strutting) 1 intr. walk with a pompous or affected stiff erect gait. 2 tr. brace with a strut or struts. Derivatives: strutter n. struttingly adv. Etymology: ME 'bulge, swell, strive', earlier stroute f. OE strutian be rigid (?)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(struts, strutting, strutted) 1. Someone who struts walks in a proud way, with their head held high and their chest out, as if they are very important. He struts around town like he owns the place. VERB: V prep/adv [disapproval] 2. A strut is a piece of wood or metal which holds the weight of other pieces in a building or other structure. ...the struts of a suspension bridge. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Walk (pompously), swell. II. n. 1. Pompous walk. 2. (Arch.) Brace, stretching-piece.

Moby Thesaurus

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