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Dictionary: strut   (strŭt) pronunciation

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.
    1. To provide (a structure) with a strut or struts.
    2. 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.

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

[Middle English strouten, to stand out, from Old English strūtian, to stand out stiffly.]

strutter strut'ter n.
struttingly strut'ting·ly adv.

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A framework for writing Web-based applications in Java that supports the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. Struts is deployed as JSP pages using special tags from the Struts tag library, which includes routines for building forms, HTML rendering, storing and retrieving data and business logic. See JSP, MVC and application framework.

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verb

    To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display: flounce, peacock, prance, swagger, swank, swash. Informal sashay. See move/halt, self-love/modesty.

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A brace or any piece of a frame which resists thrusts in the direction of its own length; may be upright, diagonal, or horizontal.


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See also strut (disambiguation)

A strut is a structural component designed to resist longitudinal compression. Struts provide outwards-facing support in their lengthwise direction, which can be used to keep two other components separate, performing the opposite function of a tie. They are commonly used in architecture and engineering, for instance as components of an automobile chassis, where they can be passive braces to reinforce the chassis and/or body, or active components of the suspension.

An automotive suspension strut combines the primary function of a shock absorber (as a damper), with the ability to support sideways loads not along its axis of compression, somewhat similar to a sliding pillar suspension, thus eliminating the need for an upper suspension arm. This means that a strut must have a more rugged design, with mounting points near its middle for attachment of such loads.

The most common form of strut in an automobile is the MacPherson strut. MacPherson struts are often purchased by the automakers in sets of four completed sub-assemblies: These can be mounted on the car bodies as part of the manufacturers' own assembly operations. The MacPherson strut combines a shock absorber and a spring in a single unit, by means of which each wheel is attached to the car body.

Struts were commonly used in early aircraft to support wings, stabilizers, A-frames or triangle control frames (TCF) in gliders and hang gliders, and in landing gear. Since the 1930s they were mostly replaced with cantilever constructions, and became rarely used, mostly in light aircraft. These structural members are frequently loaded in tension, but may vary between tension and compression as the aircraft maneuvers. However, they are still widely used to attach the landing gear, particularly in retractable-gear aircraft, and provide damping during the takeoff and landing roll; here they are often called oleo struts.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spanken, knejsen, stiver, stræber
v. intr. - spankulere, stoltsere
v. tr. - spankulere, stoltsere, afstive

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    skilte med sin evner

Nederlands (Dutch)
schrijden

Français (French)
n. - montant, démarche orgueilleuse
v. intr. - se pavaner
v. tr. - marcher en se pavanant

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    s'exhiber

Deutsch (German)
v. - stolzieren, verstreben
n. - stolzierender Gang, Strebe

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    angeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περπατώ κορδωμένος, κορδώνομαι, (μηχαν.) υποστηρίζω
n. - καμαρωτό βάδισμα, κόρδωμα, (μηχαν.) υποστήριγμα, έρεισμα

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    κάνω φιγούρα

Italiano (Italian)
fare il galletto, puntone

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    sfoggiarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pavonear
n. - pavoneio (m)

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    mostrar-se

Русский (Russian)
важная или неестественная походка, ходить с важным видом, распорка, нога (шасси), подпирать

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    задаваться

Español (Spanish)
n. - pavoneo, puntal, riostra
v. intr. - pavonearse, andar con aire orgulloso, contonearse
v. tr. - recorrer, cruzar con aire orgulloso

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    hacer bien lo que uno domina, actuar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svassa, stoltsera, kråma sig, staga
n. - svassande gång, stötta, sträva, tvärbjälke, tvärslå, balk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
高视阔步, 抗压杆, 支柱, 趾高气扬地走, 大摇大摆地走, 肿胀, 用支柱支撑, 炫耀

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    大显身手

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 高視闊步, 抗壓杆, 支柱
v. intr. - 高視闊步, 趾高氣揚地走, 大搖大擺地走, 腫脹
v. tr. - 用支柱支撐, 炫耀

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    大顯身手

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뽐내어 걷기, 활보
v. intr. - 점잔 빼며 걷다, 활보하다
v. tr. - ~을 자랑 삼아 보이다, ~을 뽐내며 걷다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - いばって歩く, 威張って歩く, 誇示する
n. - いばった歩き方, 支柱, 見せびらかし

idioms:

  • strut one's stuff    いいところを見せる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتبختر, يمشي بزهو, دعم (الاسم) دعامه, مشيه تبختر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הילוך גאוותני, סמוכה, תמוכה‬
v. intr. - ‮הלך ביהירות, טפף בחשיבות עצמית‬
v. tr. - ‮תמך באמצעות סמוכות‬


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