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strut
(strŭt)v. strut·ted, strut·ting, struts
v.intr.
To walk with pompous bearing; swagger.
v.tr.
1. To display in order to impress others. Sometimes used with out: Don't strut out your resume until you have more accomplishments to list.
2.
a. To provide (a structure) with a strut or struts.
b. To brace or separate with a strut.
n.
Idiom: 1. A pompous, self-important gait.
2. A structural element used to brace or strengthen a framework by resisting stress or compression.
strut (one's) stuff Slang
To behave or perform in an ostentatious manner; show off.
[Middle English strouten, to stand out, from Old English strūtian, to stand out stiffly; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]
strut′ter n.
strut′ting·ly adv.
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strut
(strʌt)vb, struts, strutting or strutted
1. (intr) to walk in a pompous manner; swagger
2. (Building) (tr) to support or provide with struts
3. strut one's stuff informal to behave or perform in a proud and confident manner; show off
n
4. (Building) a structural member used mainly in compression, esp as part of a framework
5. an affected, proud, or stiff walk
[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]
ˈstrutter n
ˈstrutting adj
ˈstruttingly adv
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strut1
(strʌt)v. strut•ted, strut•ting,
n. v.i.
1. to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with the chest thrown out.
n. 2. the act of strutting.
3. a strutting walk or gait.
[before 1000; Middle English, alter. of strouten to bulge, swell, bluster, Old English strūtian to struggle]
strut′ter, n.
strut2
(strʌt)n., v. strut•ted, strut•ting. n.
1. any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression.
v.t. 2. to brace or support by means of a strut or struts.
[1565–75; obscurely akin to strut1]
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Strut
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strut
Past participle: strutted
Gerund: strutting
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| Noun | 1. |  strut - a proud stiff pompous gait gait - a person's manner of walking |
| 2. | strut - brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression | |
| Verb | 1. | strut - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
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Translations
يَتَبَخْتَر
vykračovat si
gå knejsende
büszkén lépdel
spranga, spígspora
eiti pasipūtusiam
cēli/cienīgi iet
kasılarak yürümek
strut
1 [strʌt]A. VI (also strut about, strut along) → pavonearse, contonearse
to strut into a room → entrar dándose aires or pavoneándose en una habitación
to strut past sb → pasar delante de algn pavoneándose
to strut into a room → entrar dándose aires or pavoneándose en una habitación
to strut past sb → pasar delante de algn pavoneándose
B. VT to strut one's stuff → pavonearse, darse pisto
strut
2 [strʌt] N (= beam) → puntal m, riostra fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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strut
1vi → stolzieren; to strut about (the yard) → (auf dem Hof) herumstolzieren; to strut past → vorbeistolzieren
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1 [strʌt] vi to strut about or around → pavoneggiarsihe strutted past → mi passò davanti impettito
to strut into a room → entrare impettito/a in una stanza
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2 [strʌt] n (beam) → supporto, sostegnoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
strut
(strat) – past tense, past participle ˈstrutted – verb to walk in a stiff, proud way. The cock strutted about the farmyard; The man was strutting along looking very pleased with himself.
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