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▸ verb: (intransitive, by extension, also figuratively) To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high.
▸ verb: (transitive, by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.
▸ verb: (intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by out: to protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) Often followed by out: to cause (something) to bulge, protrude, or swell.
▸ noun: (also figuratively) A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.
▸ noun: (historical) An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff.
▸ noun: (chiefly construction) A beam or rod providing support.
▸ noun: An act of strutting (“bracing or supporting (something) by a strut or struts (sense 1); attaching diagonally; bending at a sharp angle”); specifically, deviation (of the spoke of a wheel) from the normal position.
▸ verb: (transitive, chiefly construction, also figuratively) To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be attached diagonally or at a slant; also, to be bent at a sharp angle.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Swelling out due to being full; bulging, protuberant, swollen.
▸ adjective: (Scotland, obsolete) Drunk, intoxicated; fou.
Similar:
prance,
swagger,
sashay,
ruffle,
cock,
Strout,
peacock,
outstrut,
strut one's stuff,
strunt,
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Types:
single acting,
double acting,
telescopic,
hydraulic,
pneumatic,
gas,
adjustable,
rigid,
tension,
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