strut (n.)

  1. a proud stiff pompous gait

    [ Syn: prance , swagger ]

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

    strut (v.)

  1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; He struts around like a rooster in a hen house

    [ Syn: tittup , swagger , ruffle , prance , sashay , cock ]

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