strut
noun
[ strʌt ]
• a rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression.
• "a supporting strut"
• a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
• "that old confident strut and swagger has returned"
strut
verb
• walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
• "peacocks strut through the grounds"
Similar:
swagger,
swank,
parade,
prance,
flounce,
stride,
sweep,
walk confidently,
walk arrogantly,
sashay,
peacock,
• brace (something) with a strut or struts.
• "the holes were close-boarded and strutted"
Origin:
Old English strūtian ‘protrude stiffly’, of Germanic origin. Current senses date from the late 16th century.
