strut : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: strut	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for strut
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
strut n a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance, swagger] brace consisting of 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 struts around like a rooster in a hen house" Synonym(s): tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
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 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.