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Definition of strut

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Strut (n.) 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..

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Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3..

Strove :: Strout (v. t.) To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut.

Struthiones :: Struthiones (n. pl.) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches..

Strutting :: Strutter (n.) One who struts.

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..

Struvite :: Strutting () a. & n. from Strut, v..

Struthiones :: Struthian (a.) Struthious.

Struthio :: Struthiones (pl. ) of Struthi.

Tinamides :: Tinamides (n. pl.) A division of struthious birds, including the tinamous..

Lacing :: Lacing (n.) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut..

Strut :: Strutting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stru.

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..

Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big..

Trussing :: Trussing (n.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss..

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..

Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.

Struthious :: Struthionine (a.) Struthious.

Madnep :: Madnep (n.) The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium).

Strut :: Strut (n.) The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.