Found 2 items, similar to strut.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: strut strut n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: prance, swagger] 2: 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” [syn: swagger, ruffle, prance, sashay, cock] [also: strutting, strutted]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Strut Strut \Strut\, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.] 1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Strut \Strut\, v. t. To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3. [1913 Webster] Strut \Strut\, a. Protuberant. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster] 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.] [1913 Webster] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity. [1913 Webster] Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his gait? --Shak. [1913 Webster]