
strut (one's) stuff Slang.
[Middle English strouten, to stand out, from Old English strūtian, to stand out stiffly.]
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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.


| strung out, struggle-buggy, stroppy | |
| stubble-jumper, stubby, stuck |
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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. In piping, struts restrains movement of a component in one direction while allowing movement or contraction in another direction. [1]
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.
Lift struts were commonly used in early aircraft to support wings, stabilizers, control frames in gliders and hang gliders, and in landing gear. Since the 1930s they were mostly replaced with cantilever constructions, and became rare except in light aircraft. These structural members are frequently loaded in tension, but may vary between tension and compression as the aircraft maneuvers.
Struts 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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Transportation-related struts are used in "load bearing" applications ranging from both highway and off-road suspensions to automobile hood and hatch window supports to aircraft wing supports. In vehicle suspension systems, struts are most commonly an assembly of coil-over spring and shock absorber. Other variants to using a coil-over spring as the compressible load bearer include support via pressurized nitrogen gas acting as the spring, and rigid (hard tail) support which provides neither longitudinal compression/extension nor damping.
Strut Channel made from Steel, Aluminium, or Fibre-reinforced plastic is used heavily in the building industry and is often used in the support of Cable Trays and other forms of Cable Management, and pipes support systems.
Wing strut on Piper Pawnee
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spanken, knejsen, stiver, stræber
v. intr. - spankulere, stoltsere
v. tr. - spankulere, stoltsere, afstive
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Français (French)
n. - montant, démarche orgueilleuse
v. intr. - se pavaner
v. tr. - marcher en se pavanant
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Deutsch (German)
v. - stolzieren, verstreben
n. - stolzierender Gang, Strebe
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Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περπατώ κορδωμένος, κορδώνομαι, (μηχαν.) υποστηρίζω
n. - καμαρωτό βάδισμα, κόρδωμα, (μηχαν.) υποστήριγμα, έρεισμα
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Italiano (Italian)
fare il galletto, puntone
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - pavonear
n. - pavoneio (m)
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Русский (Russian)
важная или неестественная походка, ходить с важным видом, распорка, нога (шасси), подпирать
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Español (Spanish)
n. - pavoneo, puntal, riostra
v. intr. - pavonearse, andar con aire orgulloso, contonearse
v. tr. - recorrer, cruzar con aire orgulloso
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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
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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
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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
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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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