Word Meaning

Meaning of strut

- To swell; to bulge out.
- To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.
- The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
- 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.
- 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.
- To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.
- Protuberant.

Crossword clue for strut

- Arrogant gait
- Arrogant gait upsets trust
- Arrogant walk
- Bracing bar groove under street
- Catwalk sashay
- Paraded
- Part of framework
- Pompous gait
- Prop
- Proud walk
- Self-important gait
- St Ruth takes off top hat to swagger about
- Structural crosspiece
- Support
- Swagger
- Swagger through worst ruts
- Swaggering walk
- Walk arrogantly
- Walk arrogantly into bar
- Walk pompously
- Walk proudly
- Walked proudly