"strut" in the noun sense

1. strut, prance, swagger

a proud stiff pompous gait

2. strut

brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

"strut" in the verb sense

1. tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

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