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1strut — [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… …
2Brace — Brace, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace, fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop. [1913… …
3Strut — Strut, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.] 1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See {Brace}, and… …
4strut — ► 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 …
5brace — [n] support arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracer, bracket, buttress, cantilever, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, rafter, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stave, stay,… …
6strut´ter — strut1 «struht», verb, strut|ted, strut|ting, noun. –v.i. to walk in a vain, important, or affected manner: »The rooster struts about the barnyard. –v.t. to walk upon or over with a vain, self important, or affected manner: »to strut the stage.… …
7Strut bar — A strut bar, strut brace, or strut tower brace (STB) is a mostly aftermarket car suspension accessory usually used in conjunction with MacPherson struts on monocoque or unibody chassis to provide extra strength between the strut towers.With a… …
8strut — {{11}}strut (n.) supporting brace, 1580s, perhaps from STRUT (Cf. strut) (v.), or a cognate word in O.N. or Low Ger. (Cf. Low Ger. strutt rigid ); ultimately from P.Gmc. *strutoz , from root *strut (see STRUT (Cf. strut) (v.)). {{12}}strut (v.)… …
9strut — 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… …
10strut — 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… …