2 entries under this word

Strut

Strŭt, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. STRUTTED; p. pr. & vb. n. STRUTTING.] [Dan. strutte, Ger. strotzen. Cf. STROUT.] 1. To swell; to protuberate. [Rare.] 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.

Strŭt, n.

noun

n. 1. A lofty, proud step or walk with the head erect; affectation of dignity in walking.

(Arch.) A piece of timber obliquely placed from a king or queen post to support or strengthen a rafter or an horizontal piece; a brace; — called also stretching-piece. Brande.
(Mach.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; — the opposite of stay and tie.