Category:Strut

Strut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Strutting.] Etym: [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.

Strut Strut, n. Etym: [for senses 2 & 3 cf. Lg. strutt rigid.]

1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.

2. (arch.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: 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 Strut, v. t.

Defn: to hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.

Strut Strut, a.

Defn: protuberant. [obs.] Holland.