Definition of strut Strut

/stɹʌˈt/ - [strut] - strut

We found 22 definitions of strut from 6 different sources.

What does strut mean?

Noun Plural: struts
strut - a proud stiff pompous gait
		prance, swagger
		gait a person's manner of walking
strut - brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

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strut (Noun)
A proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking.
strut (Noun)
A support rod.
strut (Verb)
To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.
strut (Verb)
To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
strut (Verb)
To walk proudly or haughtily.
strut (Verb)
To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.
strut (Verb)
To protrude; cause to bulge.
strut (Verb)
To brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.
strut (Adjective)
Swelling out; protuberant; bulging.

strut (v. t.)
To swell; to bulge out.
strut (v. t.)
To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.
strut (n.)
The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
strut (n.)
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.
strut (n.)
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.
strut (v. t.)
To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.
strut (a.)
Protuberant.

strut
strut, v.i. to walk in a pompous manner: to walk with affected dignity:—pr.p. strut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. strut′ted.—n. a proud step or walk: affectation of dignity in walking.—n. Strut′ter, one who struts.—adv. Strut′tingly, in a strutting manner. [Scand., Dan. strutte, to strut; Low Ger. strutt, rigid; Ger. strotzen, to be puffed up.]
strut
strut, n. a support for a rafter: an instrument for adjusting the plaits of a ruff.—v.t. to brace

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strut in sign language