strut (redirected from strutted stuff)

strut  (strt)

v. strut·ted, strut·ting, struts

v.intr.

To walk with pompous bearing; swagger.

v.tr.

1. To display in order to impress others. Sometimes used with out: Don't strut out your resume until you have more accomplishments to list.

2.

a. To provide (a structure) with a strut or struts.

b. To brace or separate with or as if with a strut.

n.

1. A pompous, self-important gait.

2. A structural element used to brace or strengthen a framework by resisting longitudinal compression.

Idiom:

strut (one's) stuff Slang

To behave or perform in an ostentatious manner; show off.

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[Middle English strouten, to stand out, from Old English strtian, to stand out stiffly; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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strutter n.

strutting·ly adv.

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strut [strʌt]

vb struts, strutting, strutted

1. (intr) to walk in a pompous manner; swagger

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to support or provide with struts

strut one's stuff Informal to behave or perform in a proud and confident manner; show off

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a structural member used mainly in compression, esp as part of a framework

2. an affected, proud, or stiff walk

[C14 strouten (in the sense: swell, stand out; C16: to walk stiffly), from Old English strūtian to stand stiffly; related to Low German strutt stiff]

strutter  n

strutting  adj

struttingly  adv

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Strut of junior executives—Ruffner, 1983.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strut - a proud stiff pompous gait           prance, swagger gait - a person's manner of walking
	2.	strut - brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
Verb	1.	strut - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" prance, swagger, tittup, sashay, cock, ruffle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

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strut

verb swagger, parade, stalk, peacock, prance He struts around the town as though he owns the place.

Translations

strut¹ [strʌt]

A. VI (also strut about, strut along) → pavonearse, contonearse
to strut into a room → entrar dándose aires or pavoneándose en una habitación
to strut past sb → pasar delante de algn pavoneándose

B. VT to strut one's stuff → pavonearse, darse pisto

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strut² [strʌt] N (= beam) → puntal m, riostra f

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strut [ˈstrʌt]

n (= support) → étai m, support m

vi → se pavaner

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strut¹

vi → stolzieren; to strut about (the yard) → (auf dem Hof) herumstolzieren; to strut past → vorbeistolzieren

vt to strut one’s stuff (inf) → zeigen, was man drauf hat; (sexually) → zeigen, was man hat

n → angeberischer Gang, Stolzieren nt; to walk with a strut → stolzieren

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strut²

n (horizontal) → Strebe f; (sloping also) → Stütze f; (vertical) → Pfeiler m

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strut¹ [strʌt] vi to strut about or around → pavoneggiarsi
he strutted past → mi passò davanti impettito
to strut into a room → entrare impettito/a in una stanza

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strut² [strʌt] n (beam) → supporto, sostegno

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strut

v strut [strat]

to walk in a stiff, proud way The cock strutted about the farmyard; The man was strutting along looking very pleased with himself. deftig stap يَتَبَخْتَر перча се vykračovat si gå knejsende stolzieren περπατώ κορδωμένος pavonearse uhkeldavalt kõndima با تكبر راه رفتن astella ylväästi se pavaner לִצעוֹד בְּשַחצָנוּת अकड़कर चलना, टेक लगाना kočoperiti se, šepiriti se büszkén lépdel berjalan dengan pongah spranga, spígspora pavoneggiarsi いばって歩く 거들먹거리며 걷다, 활보하다 eiti pasipûtusiam cēli/cienīgi iet berjalan mendada paraderen sprade, spankulere kroczyć dumnie pavonear-se a se împăuna, a merge ţanţoş ходить с напыщенным видом vykraťovať si ošabno hoditi šepuriti se svassa, strutta, stoltsera เดินวางท่า kasılarak yürümek 大搖大擺地走 ходити, набундючившись اکڑ کر چلنا đi khệnh khạng, vênh váo 大摇大摆地走