Definitions for Strut
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strut, prance, swaggernoun

   a proud stiff pompous gait

2. strutverb

   brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

3. tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cockverb

   to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

   "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strutnoun

   An affectation of stateliness in the walk.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Certain gentlemen of the gown, by smirking countenances and an ungainly strut in their walk, have got preferment. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Strutverb

   Etymology: strussen, German.

   1. To walk with affected dignity; to swell with stateliness.

   Adore our errours, laugh at’s while we strut
   To our confusion. William Shakespeare, Ant and Cleopatra.

   Does he not hold up his head and strut in his gait? William Shakespeare.

   Though thou strut and paint,
   Yet art thou both shrunk up and old. Ben Jonson.

   The false syren
   Struts on th waves, and shews the brute below. Dryden.

   We will be with you ere the crowing cock
   Salutes the light, and struts before his feather’d flock. Dryd.

   2. To swell; to protuberate.

   The goats with strutting dugs shall homeward speed. Dryd.

   The pow’r appeas’d, with winds suffic’d the sail,
   The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.

   As thy strutting bags with money rise,
   The love of gain is of an equal size. John Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strut

   A strut is a structural component commonly found in engineering, aeronautics, architecture and anatomy. Struts generally work by resisting longitudinal compression, but they may also serve in tension.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strut

   A strut is a structural component designed to resist pressure or to stand against compression in the direction of its length, often used in engineering, construction, and architecture. It is generally a rod, bar, or beam that supports weight and maintains the position of different parts. The term may also refer to a proud or confident walk or manner in a person.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strutverb

   to swell; to bulge out

2. Strutverb

   to walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity

3. Strutnoun

   the act of strutting; a pompous step or walk

4. Strutnoun

   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. Strutnoun

   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. Strutverb

   to hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3

7. Strutadjective

   protuberant

8. Etymology: [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G. strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan. strutte.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Strut

   "Strut" is the second single from The Cheetah Girls 2 movie soundtrack.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strut

   strut, v.i. to walk in a pompous manner: to walk with affected dignity:—pr.p. strut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. strut′ted.—n. a proud step or walk: affectation of dignity in walking.—n. Strut′ter, one who struts.—adv. Strut′tingly, in a strutting manner. [Scand., Dan. strutte, to strut; Low Ger. strutt, rigid; Ger. strotzen, to be puffed up.]

2. Strut

   strut, n. a support for a rafter: an instrument for adjusting the plaits of a ruff.—v.t. to brace.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strut

   A stanchion or sustaining prop to the lower beams.

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1. strut

   Is a component created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes and sizes for a variety of purposes according to the design.

   Struts are created and designed for a variety of purposes e.g. in construction industry, automobile components, and housebuilding etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 20, 2015  

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1. • Gait

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1. trust

2. sturt

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Strut in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Strut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Strut in a Sentence

1. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   Senator John Kennedy on Nancy Pelosi, “She can strut sitting down!”

2. Alexander Hamilton:

   Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

3. Dan Bulay:

   I’m a big fan of the Taylor Swift strut, the general public can do this workout without a lot of training experience, and it’s also entertaining enough to keep most people consistent and engaged through its duration.

4. Chief Executive Musk:

   It looks like the key strut that holds down one of the helium bottles failed. As a result, the helium bottle would have shot to the top of the tank at high speed, it failed five times below its nominal strength, which is pretty crazy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Strut
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Strut
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strut
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Strut
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Strut
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Strut
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Strut