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  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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