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strut

1

[ struht ]

verb (used without object)

strutted, strutting.
  1. to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.

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noun

  1. the act of strutting.
  2. a strutting walk or gait.

strut

2

[ struht ]

noun

  1. any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression.

verb (used with object)

strutted, strutting.
  1. to brace or support by means of a strut or struts.

strut

/ ٰʌ /

verb

  1. intr to walk in a pompous manner; swagger
  2. tr to support or provide with struts
  3. strut one's stuff informal.
    to behave or perform in a proud and confident manner; show off
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a structural member used mainly in compression, esp as part of a framework
  2. an affected, proud, or stiff walk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰܳٳپԲ, adjective
  • ˈٰܳٳٱ, noun
  • ˈٰܳٳپԲly, adverb
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  • ٰܳt noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of strut1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English strouten “to protrude stiffly, swell, bluster,” Old English ٰūپ “to struggle,” derivative of unattested ٰū (whence Middle English strut “sٰڱ”)

Origin of strut2

First recorded in 1565–75; obscurely akin to strut 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of strut1

C14 strouten (in the sense: swell, stand out; C16: to walk stiffly), from Old English ٰūپ to stand stiffly; related to Low German strutt stiff
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. strut one's stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one's best in order to impress others; show off.
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Synonym Study

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.
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This season that means a Beyonce medley for the free dance, which includes Halo, which has allowed them to show a more emotional side before the trademark struts to Crazy in Love.

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They essentially ended up slightly tweaking it so that Trump could strut around like a hero.

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Dessers typified the effort: strutting, lethal and head and shoulders ahead of more celebrated strikers down the other end.

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Nancy: Coming into it, people were like, “How do you maintain your femininity and still strut around with a big rock guitar?”

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He stutters and struts downcourt as if he’s on a playground.

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