Thesaurus: strut

Related headwords

Definitions

1. v. t. To swell; to bulge out.
2. v. t. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.
3. n. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
4. n. 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.
5. n. 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.
6. v. t. To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.
7. a. Protuberant.
8. n. a proud stiff pompous gait
9. n. brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
10. v. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
11. 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. 1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk. 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. 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. To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3. Protuberant. [Obs.] Holland.
12. In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust orpressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust.of Frame, and Roof.