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strut
1[ struht ]
verb (used without object)
- to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
Synonyms: ,
noun
- the act of strutting.
- a strutting walk or gait.
strut
2[ struht ]
noun
- any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression.
verb (used with object)
- to brace or support by means of a strut or struts.
strut
/ ٰʌ /
verb
- intr to walk in a pompous manner; swagger
- tr to support or provide with struts
- strut one's stuff informal.to behave or perform in a proud and confident manner; show off
noun
- a structural member used mainly in compression, esp as part of a framework
- an affected, proud, or stiff walk
Derived Forms
- ˈٰܳٳپԲ, adjective
- ˈٰܳٳٱ, noun
- ˈٰܳٳپԲly, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٰܳt noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of strut1
Word History and Origins
Origin of strut1
Idioms and Phrases
- strut one's stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one's best in order to impress others; show off.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Luckily, you're not forced to stay up all night to watch the stars strut their stuff in California.
When she strutted down the aisle and it took the crowd a moment to realize who it was — as Latifah rarely performs anymore.
She patrolled the stage with an undeniable sense of confidence—making her way down to the barricade and strutting up and down the lengthy catwalk, red solo cup in hand.
For “Paparazzi” she donned pieces of chrome armor and strutted across the stage on a pair of crutches.
We shook hands, and the buyer strutted out.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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