Strut

·vt To hold apart. ·cf. Strut, ·noun, 3.

II. Strut ·adj Protuberant.

III. Strut ·noun The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.

IV. Strut ·vt To Swell; to bulge out.

V. Strut ·vt To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.

VI. Strut ·noun In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. ·see Brace, and ·Illust. of Frame, and Roof.

VII. Strut ·noun Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress;

— the opposite of stay, and tie.