strut
1
[ struht ]
/ strʌt /
verb (used without object), strut·ted, strut·ting.
to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
noun
the act of strutting.
a strutting walk or gait.
Idioms for strut
strut one's stuff,
to dress, behave, perform, etc., one's best in order to impress others; show off.
Origin of strut
1
before 1000; Middle English
strouten to protrude stiffly, swell, bluster, Old English
strūtian to struggle, derivative of
*strūt (whence Middle English
strut strife)
SYNONYMS FOR strut
1
parade,
flourish.
Strut and
swagger refer especially to carriage in walking.
Strut implies swelling pride or pompousness; to
strut is to walk with a stiff, pompous, seemingly affected or self-conscious gait:
A turkey struts about the barnyard.
Swagger implies a domineering, sometimes jaunty, superiority or challenge, and a self-important manner:
to swagger down the street.
OTHER WORDS FROM strut
strut·ter, nounWords nearby strut
strung,
strung out,
strung up,
strung-out,
strunt,
strut,
strut one's stuff,
struthers,
struthious,
strutting,
struve
Definition for strut (2 of 2)
strut
2
[ struht ]
/ strʌt /
noun
any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression.
verb (used with object), strut·ted, strut·ting.
to brace or support by means of a strut or struts.
Origin of strut
2
First recorded in 1565–75; obscurely akin to
strut1
Example sentences from the Web for strut
British Dictionary definitions for strut
strut
/ (strʌt) /
verb struts, strutting or strutted
(intr)
to walk in a pompous manner; swagger
(tr)
to support or provide with struts
strut one's stuff informal
to behave or perform in a proud and confident manner; show off
noun
a structural member used mainly in compression, esp as part of a framework
an affected, proud, or stiff walk
Derived forms of strut
strutter, noun strutting, adjective struttingly, adverbWord Origin for strut
C14
strouten (in the sense: swell, stand out; C16: to walk stiffly), from Old English
strūtian to stand stiffly; related to Low German
strutt stiff