Meaning of STRUT in English

Use in sentences of STRUT

Meaning of STRUT in English

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

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