Transcription
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- [struht]
- /strʌt/
- /strʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [struht]
- /strʌt/
Definitions of strut word
- verb without object strut to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. 1
- noun strut any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression. 1
- idioms strut strut one's stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one's best in order to impress others; show off. 1
- verb with object strut to brace or support by means of a strut or struts. 1
- intransitive verb strut walk proudly 1
- noun strut proud walk 1
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Origin of strut
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English strouten to protrude stiffly, swell, bluster, Old English strūtian to struggle, derivative of *strūt (whence Middle English strut strife)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Strut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
strut popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
strut usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for strut
verb strut
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- blow smoke — (Idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- bluster — If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- boast — If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
noun strut
- beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- boogie — When you boogie, you dance to fast pop music.
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- bracket — If you say that someone or something is in a particular bracket, you mean that they come within a particular range, for example a range of incomes, ages, or prices.
- bunny hop — a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
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