Definition of strut

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Strut (v. t.) To swell; to bulge out.

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Strop :: Stroot (v. i.) To swell out; to strut.
Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..
Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.
Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..
Strutting :: Strutted (imp. & p. p.) of Stru.
Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To swell; to bulge out.
Strut :: Strut (n.) 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..
Struthioidea :: Struthio (n.) A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
Cock :: Cock (v. i.) To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing..
Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes..
Struthian :: Strut (a.) Protuberant.
Struthio :: Struthiones (pl. ) of Struthi.
King-post :: King-post (n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post..
Masterwort :: Masterwort (n.) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria)..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
Ungainly :: Ungainly (a.) Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking..
Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner..
Struthiones :: Struthian (a.) Struthious.
Struthionine :: Struthiones (n. pl.) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae..
Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..
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