Definition of: strut

(strut) noun
1. A proud or pompous step or walk.
2. A compression member in a framework, keeping two others from approaching nearer together, as the vertical members of the wing truss of a biplane.
3. An instrument used in adjusting the plaits of a ruff.
—v. strut·ted, strut·ting v.i. To walk pompously, conceitedly, and affectedly.
—v.t. To brace or support, as a framing or structure, by compression pieces, as struts or posts. [OE strūtian be rigid, stand stiffly]
—strut′ter noun
—strut′ting adjective
—strut′ting·ly adverb