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Strut \Strut\, v. t.
To hold apart. Cf. {Strut}, n., 3.
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Strut \Strut\, a.
Protuberant. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Strut \Strut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Strutting}.] [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G.
strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan.
strutte.]
1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.]
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The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
--Dryden.
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2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk
with affected dignity.
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Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his
gait? --Shak.
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Strut \Strut\, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]
1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
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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}.
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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.
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