vt to hold apart. ·cf. strut, ·noun, 3.
2. strut ·adj protuberant.
3. strut ·noun the act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
4. strut ·vt to swell; to bulge out.
5. strut ·vt to walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.
6. strut ·noun 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.
7. strut ·noun 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.