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\ ˈstrət 
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\strutted; strutting
Definition of strut
(Entry 1 of 3)
1 : to become turgid : swell
2a : to walk with a proud gait
b : to walk with a pompous and affected air
: to parade (something, such as clothes) with a show of pride
strut one's stuff
: to display one's best work : show off
strut
nounDefinition of strut (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length
2 : a pompous step or walk
3 : arrogant behavior : swagger
strut
verb (2)strutted; strutting
Definition of strut (Entry 3 of 3)
: to provide, stiffen, support, or hold apart with or as if with a strut
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Verb (1)
strutter noun
struttingly \ ˈstrə-tiŋ-lē \ adverb
\ adverbExamples of strut in a Sentence
Noun
the strut of a supermodel
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The best way to spread Christmas cheer is to...dress your pup as Buddy the Elf and watch people's reactions as your good boy struts down the street.
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Megan Uy, House Beautiful, "You Can Dress Up Your Dog In a Buddy the Elf Costume Thanks To Etsy," 14 Oct. 2019 Despite the progress made by the fashion world in embracing women of more common shapes, sizes, and behavior, the vast majority of fashion presentations still feature women exercising their best posture while strutting down the catwalk.
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Annalisa Merelli, Quartzy, "Issey Miyake’s latest fashion show is an ode to the beauty of female joy," 28 Sep. 2019 One of the first to flaunt the look was Sam Smith, who strutted among the flowers in his idyllic English garden wearing a classic faux fur overcoat (with little else on underneath).
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Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Steve Lacy Takes One of Summer’s Most Peculiar Trends Into the Bathtub," 22 Aug. 2019 So, without further ado, here are eight Spurs players who could be strutting their stuff away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season.
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SI.com, "8 Tottenham Hotspur Players Who Could Still Leave This Summer," 20 Aug. 2019 The local tough boys–who strut around, hilariously, in spiky-slick hair and sunglasses, like mini-greasers–challenge them to a beer-drinking contest.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Good Boys Isn’t a Movie for Kids. But It Captures What It’s Like to Be One," 15 Aug. 2019 The mother-daughter duo let out a ballet before strutting down the runway.
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Ashley Rushford, Essence, "NYFW: Pat Cleveland Stole The Chiari Boni Spring/Summer 2020 Fashion Show," 9 Sep. 2019 A few years, men 50 and 60 years old played football while former cheerleaders, brigade and band strutted their stuff too.
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Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "Bear Fair promises fun and Texas high school memories," 12 Aug. 2019 While most awards shows famously have a red carpet for stars arriving to show off their wardrobes for the evening, this year’s arrivals will be strutting their stuff on the blue carpet.
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National Desk, oregonlive, "CMT Music Awards 2019: They wore that? Photos and fashions as stars arrive," 5 June 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The free car care checks include checks on tires, brakes, alignment, battery, wiper blades and shocks and struts.
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Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "Veterans Day 2019: Where can veterans eat free today? Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Cracker Barrel, more," 11 Nov. 2019 The promotion includes an inspection of tires, brakes, alignment, battery, wiper blades and shocks and struts.
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Megan Becka, cleveland, "Goodyear Auto Service to offer veterans, active duty members free car checks, tire installations," 1 Nov. 2019 Several cameras captured Benoliel's spontaneous strut and Hadid putting an end to the antic.
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Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Woman crashes Chanel runway show until Gigi Hadid bounces her off stage," 1 Oct. 2019 Maison Margiela is known for its avant garde designs, but the experimental clothes weren’t what captured the interest of fashion enthusiasts this season, thanks to the distinctive strut of model Leon Dame.
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Cady Lang, Time, "Storm Into All Situations With the Aggressive Confidence Levels of This Runway Walk to End All Runway Walks," 30 Sep. 2019 Children will perform the turkey strut and the turkey call and learn about wild turkeys with natural artifacts.
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Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Thanksgiving week ahead: "Annie", "Charlie Brown" and Betty Brinn Holiday Kitchen," 18 Nov. 2017 The stylish crowd at the Prime Time late-night series danced to DJ and music historian Duane Powell’s set, some even taking a strut down a catwalk to showcase their outfits.
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chicagotribune.com, "Fashion highlights from MCA’s Prime Time: ‘Question Everything’," 2 July 2019 Chloe Sevigny, Rowan Blanchard, and Kate Bosworth among them—and delivered a supermodel-worthy strut that served as a reminder of her high fashion beginnings.
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Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Flashback: Jaime King’s Greatest Runway Moments," 26 Apr. 2019 The strut, the salaciousness and the sneaky smile are in full wattage in a production that has been shepherded with great care by director Tony Taccone.
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Los Angeles Times, "Review: For John Leguizamo, class is back in session. ‘Latin History for Morons’ hits L.A.," 9 Sep. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Now, Tut is visualizing the track for the first time with his new music video, directed by McCullouch, which shows Tut strutting around a dark-lit night club, flirting with the various dancers as the approach him.
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, "Corey Tut Searches For a Hero Of a Lover in 'Hey There, Superman' Video: Watch," 7 Nov. 2019 All along, the music cuts against his sentiments, preening and pogoing and strutting in the manner of ’60s ad jingles and Burt Bacharach.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "When Music’s Sad Boys Chase Happiness," 24 Oct. 2019 New Hampshire: Purple Finch Could lose 99 percent of its summer range in the state
The California quail, often seen strutting around the state’s suburbs and parks, could lose 87 percent of its winter range in California.
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New York Times, "These State Birds May Be Forced Out of Their States as the World Warms," 10 Oct. 2019 The trio teased the tune just a few days prior, unveiling a short clip of the femme fatales strutting through a foyer in all-black outfits, with matching feather-y wings.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, "Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey Team Up for 'Charlie's Angels' Collaboration 'Don't Call Me Angel': Watch," 13 Sep. 2019 Enter an aggressively shirtless Jude Law strutting through HBO and Sky’s latest The New Pope trailer in nothing but a charming smirk and skin-hugging swim briefs.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, "Jude Law is having a hot pope summer in HBO's The New Pope teaser trailer," 28 Aug. 2019 The house had an unfinished quality, and chickens strutted through the dining room.
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Los Angeles Times, "One is Chinese. One is American. How a journalist discovered and reunited identical twins," 8 Aug. 2019 Few movie images are more striking than George C. Scott strutting in front of an American flag as the foul-mouthed, self-destructive World War II general.
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Brian Lowry, CNN, "Essential movies of the 1970s from 'Jaws' to 'Being There'," 25 July 2019 But at one juncture, while strutting through the audience, Abdul took off her bowler-style hat and hurled it directly at the Hough’s head.
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Vogue, "Paula Abdul Hurled Her Hat at Julianne Hough at the BBMAs: A Harrowing Tale," 2 May 2019
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More Definitions for strut
strut
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of strut
: a long, thin piece of wood or metal used for support in a building, vehicle, etc.
: a proud and confident walk
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strut
verb\ ˈstrət \
\strutted; strutting
Kids Definition of strut
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to walk in a confident and proud way
strut
nounKids Definition of strut (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : a stiff proud step or walk
2 : a bar or brace used to resist pressure in the direction of its length
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