Strut
To swell; to bulge out.
To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.
The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
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.
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.
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Strut Quotations
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.
Alexander Hamilton
From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
Francois Rabelais
I like it when I strut.
Delta Burke
I can't tell you how many people have asked me to show them Stray Cat Strut and that little diminished run on the C. I guess my brain is wired backwards. I don't know what possessed me to do that, but I did.
Brian Setzer
I got to show off in front of my husband, who married me as I was stepping out of the business, so he had no idea that I could strut my stuff on the stage.
Kim Wilde
The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.
Bill Klem
Strut Translations
strut in German is stolzieren, verstreben, Strebebalken
strut in Spanish is pavoneo
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