strut

Fetched 2026-10-27 (live).

Synonyms: stout, strum, stut, astrut, strout, strunt, strub, struct, strat, stru, strt

Antonyms: stout, strum, stut, astrut, strout, strunt, strub, struct, strat, stru, strt

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high.
- He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.
To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.
Often followed by out: to protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.
Often followed by out: to cause (something) to bulge, protrude, or swell.

A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.
An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff.

A beam or rod providing support.
An act of strutting (“bracing or supporting (something) by a strut or struts (sense 1); attaching diagonally; bending at a sharp angle”); specifically, deviation (of the spoke of a wheel) from the normal position.

To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.
To be attached diagonally or at a slant; also, to be bent at a sharp angle.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wiktionary) · cached copy, not a rewrite.