strut
noun/strʌt/
/strʌt/
- a long, thin piece of wood or metal used to support or make part of a vehicle or building stronger
- wheel struts
- The roof was supported on oak struts.
- [singular] (disapproving) an act of walking in a proud and confident way
- She recognized his arrogant strut.
Word OriginOld English strūtian ‘protrude stiffly’, of Germanic origin. Current senses date from the late 16th cent.
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