strut

[ struht ]

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verb (used without object),strut·ted, strut·ting.

to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.

noun

the act of strutting.
a strutting walk or gait.

Idioms about strut

strut one's stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one's best in order to impress others; show off.

Origin of strut

First recorded before 1000; Middle English strouten “to protrude stiffly, swell, bluster,” Old English strūtian “to struggle,” derivative of unattested strūt (whence Middle English strut “strife”)

synonym study For strut

1. Strut and swagger refer especially to carriage in walking. Strut implies swelling pride or pompousness; to strut is to walk with a stiff, pompous, seemingly affected or self-conscious gait: A turkey struts about the barnyard. Swagger implies a domineering, sometimes jaunty, superiority or challenge, and a self-important manner: to swagger down the street.

Other words for strut

1	parade, flourish

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Other words from strut

strutter, noun

Other definitions for strut (2 of 2)

strut²

[ struht ]

noun

any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression.

verb (used with object),strut·ted, strut·ting.

to brace or support by means of a strut or struts.

Origin of strut

First recorded in 1565–75; obscurely akin to strut¹

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How to use strut in a sentence

James dropped out of the race, and Booker strutted into office at 920 Broad Street with 72 percent of the vote.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The 18-year-old strutted down the runway Monday in an edgy, off-the-shoulder, red-and-black tweed ensemble accented with feathers.
Kendall Jenner Walks in Chanel Couture; Taylor Swift Pens Op-Ed for ‘The Wall Street Journal’ | The Fashion Beast Team | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As the models strutted down the runway, pounds of Callebaut chocolate poured down the backdrop.
The Coolest Kids on the Block: Public School, Opening Ceremony, and Band of Outsiders | Erin Cunningham | February 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Purses, platforms, and "mankles" strutted down the runway at the designer's men's show.
Men Wear Heels at J.W. Anderson's London Fashion Show | Erin Cunningham | January 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Foyles strutted its stuff on the edges of Soho—rather like the Strand in N.Y.C., but not as good.
The Way Books Used to Be Sold by Tim Waterstone | Tim Waterstone | June 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

The other Indian boys and girls called him Spread Feather, because he strutted about like a big turkey or a peacock.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers
Finally he got up and half strutted, half staggered, to the turret, and stood under Kate's window.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 | Various
And Coquerico, bristling his plumage, crowed three times in his shrillest voice and proudly strutted onward.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book | Various
To be sure I strutted the present most haughtily and eyed the future with as saucy a flash as lads may give.
The Cruise of the Shining Light | Norman Duncan
And he swelled his lean body and strutted, ludicrously martial.
The Proud Prince | Justin Huntly McCarthy

British Dictionary definitions for strut

strut

/ (strʌt) /

verbstruts, strutting or strutted

(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

Origin of strut

C14 strouten (in the sense: swell, stand out; C16: to walk stiffly), from Old English strūtian to stand stiffly; related to Low German strutt stiff

Derived forms of strut

strutter, noun
strutting, adjective
struttingly, adverb

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