strut

CEFRB2

/stɹʌt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To walk proudly with exaggerated confidence.

  2. 02

    noun

    A bar that supports part of a structure.

Examples

  • That strut is weak and needs reinforcing.

  • He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.

  2. To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high.

  3. Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.

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In context

  • Hark, hark, I heare, the ſtraine of ſtrutting Chanticlere cry cockadidle-dowe.

  • The pheasant strutteth about in the midst of flowers; / The turtle-dove cooeth, and the nightingale warbleth from the cypress.

  • He thought that whenne Thanksgyving came he'd looke soe payle & thynne, / He colde avoid ye usual role ye Turkye strutteth inne.

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Origin

verb

The verb is derived from Middle English strouten, struten (“to bulge, swell; to protrude, stick out; to bluster, threaten; to object forcefully; to create a disturbance; to fight; to display one's clothes in a proud or vain manner”) [and other forms], from Old English strūtian (“to project out; stand out stiffly; to exert oneself, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *strūtōną, *strūtijaną (“to be puffed up, swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *streudʰ- (“rigid, stiff”), from *(s)ter- (“firm; strong; rigid, stiff”). The English word is cognate with Danish strutte (“to bulge, bristle”), Low German strutt (“stiff”), Middle High German striuzen (“to bristle; to ruffle”) (modern German strotzen (“to b...