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• strut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. swagger; stalk, peacock. See vanity, ostentation, travel. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. swagger, put on airs, stride proudly, walk with a strut; see also walk 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. 1.… …   English dictionary for students

• Strut — Strut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Strutting}.] [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G. strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan. strutte.] 1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.] [1913 Webster] The bellying canvas… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• strut — [strut] vi. strutted, strutting [ME strouten, to spread out, swell out < OE strutian, to stand rigid < IE * streu < base * (s)ter , stiff, rigid > STARE] to walk in a vain, stiff, swaggering manner vt. 1. to provide with a strut or… …   English World dictionary

• strut — ► NOUN 1) a bar used to support or strengthen a structure. 2) a strutting gait. ► VERB (strutted, strutting) 1) walk with a stiff, erect, and conceited gait. 2) brace with a strut or struts. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• strut — strut1 strutter, n. /strut/, v., strutted, strutting, n. v.i. 1. to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. v.t. 2. strut one s stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one… …   Universalium

• strut — I [[t]strʌt[/t]] v. strut•ted, strut•ting, n. 1) to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with the chest thrown out 2) the act of strutting 3) a strutting walk or gait • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, alter. of strouten to bulge, swell, bluster, OE… …   From formal English to slang

• strut — I. /strʌt / (say strut) verb (i) (strutted, strutting) 1. to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. –noun 2. the act of strutting; a strutting walk or gait. –phrase 3.… …  

• strut — I. verb (strutted; strutting) Etymology: Middle English strouten, from Old English strūtian to stand out stiffly, struggle; akin to Middle High German strozzen to be swollen Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to become turgid ; swell 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Walk Like an Egyptian — Single infobox Name = Walk Like an Egyptian Artist = The Bangles from Album = Different Light B side = Angels Don t Fall in Love Not Like You Released = September 1, 1986 (UK) Format = 7 single …   Wikipedia

• walk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ramble, stroll, promenade, wander, saunter, travel(on foot), march, parade, tramp, hike, constitutional (inf.); path[way]; gait, carriage, tread, pace, step; calling, occupation; sphere, province,… …   English dictionary for students

• strut — noun 1》 a bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression. 2》 a strutting gait. verb (struts, strutting, strutted) 1》 walk with a stiff, erect, and conceited gait. 2》 brace with a strut or struts. Phrases strut one s stuff… …   English new terms dictionary