Meaning of "strut" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STRUT

Strouten (swell, stand out; C16: to walk stiffly), from Old English strūtian to stand stiffly; related to Low German strutt stiff.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STRUT

strut  [strʌt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRUT

Strut is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb strut in English.

WHAT DOES STRUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Strut

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.

Definition of strut in the English dictionary

The first definition of strut in the dictionary is to walk in a pompous manner; swagger. Other definition of strut is to support or provide with struts. Strut is also a structural member used mainly in compression, esp as part of a framework.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STRUT

PRESENT

Present

I strut

you strut

he/she/it struts

we strut

you strut

they strut

Present continuous

I am strutting

you are strutting

he/she/it is strutting

we are strutting

you are strutting

they are strutting

Present perfect

I have strutted

you have strutted

he/she/it has strutted

we have strutted

you have strutted

they have strutted

Present perfect continuous

I have been strutting

you have been strutting

he/she/it has been strutting

we have been strutting

you have been strutting

they have been strutting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I strutted

you strutted

he/she/it strutted

we strutted

you strutted

they strutted

Past continuous

I was strutting

you were strutting

he/she/it was strutting

we were strutting

you were strutting

they were strutting

Past perfect

I had strutted

you had strutted

he/she/it had strutted

we had strutted

you had strutted

they had strutted

Past perfect continuous

I had been strutting

you had been strutting

he/she/it had been strutting

we had been strutting

you had been strutting

they had been strutting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will strut

you will strut

he/she/it will strut

we will strut

you will strut

they will strut

Future continuous

I will be strutting

you will be strutting

he/she/it will be strutting

we will be strutting

you will be strutting

they will be strutting

Future perfect

I will have strutted

you will have strutted

he/she/it will have strutted

we will have strutted

you will have strutted

they will have strutted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been strutting

you will have been strutting

he/she/it will have been strutting

we will have been strutting

you will have been strutting

they will have been strutting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would strut

you would strut

he/she/it would strut

we would strut

you would strut

they would strut

Conditional continuous

I would be strutting

you would be strutting

he/she/it would be strutting

we would be strutting

you would be strutting

they would be strutting

Conditional perfect

I would have strut

you would have strut

he/she/it would have strut

we would have strut

you would have strut

they would have strut

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been strutting

you would have been strutting

he/she/it would have been strutting

we would have been strutting

you would have been strutting

they would have been strutting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you strut
we let´s strut
you strut

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to strut

Past participle

strutted

Present Participle

strutting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STRUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «strut» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of strut

parade · peacock · prance · stalk · swagger

TRANSLATION OF STRUT

Find out the translation of strut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of strut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strut» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 趾高气扬地走
• Translator English - Spanish: pavonearse
• English: strut
• Translator English - Hindi: अकड़
• Translator English - Arabic: تبختر
• Translator English - Russian: стойки
• Translator English - Portuguese: pavonear-se
• Translator English - Bengali: ভাররক্ষা করা
• Translator English - French: se pavaner
• Translator English - Malay: Strut
• Translator English - German: stolzieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 気取って歩く
• Translator English - Korean: 뽐내며 걷다
• Translator English - Javanese: Strut
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dáng đi vênh vang
• Translator English - Tamil: ஸ்ட்ரட்
• Translator English - Marathi: अस्ताव्यस्त
• Translator English - Turkish: payanda
• Translator English - Italian: pavoneggiarsi
• Translator English - Polish: amortyzatora
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стійки
• Translator English - Romanian: strut
• Translator English - Greek: αλαζονικό
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stut
• Translator English - Swedish: strut
• Translator English - Norwegian: spankulere

9 QUOTES WITH «STRUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strut.

1

Julianna Baggott

Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.

2

Delta Burke

I like it when I strut.

3

Italo Calvino

Although I am small, ugly and dirty, I am highly ambitious, and at the slightest flattery, I immediately start to strut like a turkey.

4

Tom Folsom

You know the slow-motion walking shot in 'Reservoir Dogs?' That was in the Tommy Udo tradition. That strut, that way of wearing your suit, is what I think gangster chic is.

5

Alexander Hamilton

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

6

Bill Klem

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

7

Francois Rabelais

From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.

8

Mickey Rooney

I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter. I tried to make up for being short by affecting a strut, by adopting the voice of a much bigger man, by spending more money than I made, by tipping double or triple at bars and restaurants, by dating tall, beautiful women.

9

Kim Wilde

I got to show off in front of my husband, who married me as I was stepping out of the business, so he had no idea that I could strut my stuff on the stage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRUT»

Discover the use of strut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Free-Standing Tension Structures: From Tensegrity Systems to ...

Providing a complete background to the underlying structural engineering theories of tensegrity, this book will prove invaluable for all architects and engineers working on tensile structures.

Binbing Wang, 2004

Strut

Ignored by her police chief father and feeling betrayed by her older brother, Bryan, seventeen-year-old Holly Hanna devotes all her energy to realizing her dream of becoming a rock star.

Bruce Hart, Carole Hart, 1992

Stray Cat Strut

Stray Cat StrutShelley Munro"Middlemarch Mates"I met a male lion shifter in the pub last night.

Shelley Munro, 2006

Evaluation of Strut-and-tie Modeling for Bridge Pier ...

The present study is focused on developing a uniform design procedure for applying the strut-and-tie modeling method to hammerhead piers.

Thomas Nicholas (II.), 2002

Design Examples for Strut-and-tie Models: Technical Report

However, despite of all its unquestionable advantages, the strut-and-tie method is not widely disseminated because of several constraints to its practical application. One of the aspects frequently pointed out is the uncertainty in selecting a ...

fib Fédération internationale du béton, 2011

Strut-and-tie Modeling for Disturbed Regions in Structural ...

From comparisons to the findings of the literature review, the STM provisions from other design specifications, and the results of the STM analyses of the deep beams in the database, discrepancies in the STM provisions of the AASHTO LRFD ...

Neil P. Bahen, 2007

Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI ...

CODE. A.2. —. Strut-and-tie. model. design. procedure. A.2.1 — It shall be permitted to design structural concrete members, or D-regions in such members, by modeling the member or region as an idealized truss. The truss model shall contain ...

ACI Committee 318, 2005

Automotive Suspension and Steering Systems

The upper strut mount connects the strut to the chassis. A spring insulator insulates the coil spring from the upper strut mount or lower spring support For many years, rear-wheel -drive cars were equipped with front and rear shock absorbers.

Don Knowles, 2002

Mastering Rhinoplasty: A Comprehensive Atlas of Surgical ...

I classify three types of strut grafts: columellar strut, extended strut, and septocolumellar strut (Fig. 7.14). Standard Columellar Strut. These struts measure approximately 20 mm in length and 2–3 mm in width with the thicker portion located ...

Rollin K. Daniel, 2010

Coolant pressure and airflow distribution in a ...

An analysis to predict pressure and flow distribution in a strut-supported wire-cloth vane was developed.

Albert Kaufman, David Joseph Poferl, Hadley T. Richards, 1972

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strut is used in the context of the following news items.

Just Who Exactly Blew Up SpaceX's Rocket Ship?

An aerospace strut like the one that failed aboard CRS-7. It doesn't look like much, but just one faulty strut brought down SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. Illustration: ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»

Elon Musk: SpaceX Launch Failure Due To Faulty Strut, Staff Got …

"The strut holding down one of the helium bottles appears to have snapped," said Musk during a conference call on July 20. "As a result, we've seen a lot of ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»

Elon Musk: Faulty Strut May Have Led To Falcon 9 Launch Failure

The cause, Elon Musk told reporters today, was likely a faulty strut holding a Helium bottle in the rocket's second stage liquid oxygen tank. Musk was careful to ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Bessie Smith Strut 'beginning to feel more segregated'

This year, Friends of the Festival, which runs Riverbend, will have a greater role in the ticketing and money management of the Strut. Friends of the Festival will ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jun 15»

2015 Bessie Smith Strut lineup announced

Gates to the Bessie Smith Strut open at 4:30 pm and performances will begin at 5:45 ... Strut goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs (no metal chairs or large ... «WRCB-TV, Jun 15»

Taylor Swift Struts Stage with Model BFFs Martha Hunt and Gigi …

... Who Owe Career Milestones to Taylor Swift. "When two of your best friends strut the runway with you during 'Style,'" Swift tweeted just after the two hour show. «Entertainment Tonight, May 15»

Songs We Love: Anat Cohen, 'Putty Boy Strut'

It begins with meandering clarinet and clipped, four-on-the-floor percussion. A little bit later comes a countermelody, and the image that comes to mind is ... «NPR, May 15»

David Cameron celebrates election victory with 'Spider-Man strut'

Spider-Man 3 was voted 50th worst film of all time by readers of Empire magazine - with the "Spidey strut" scene being specifically mentioned as a low point of ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»

Bessie Smith Strut returning with changes to Friends of the Festival

New Bessie Smith Cultural Center Director Dionne Jennings wants everybody to know one thing: "The Bessie Smith Strut will be back." Jennings said at a news ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Apr 15»

Exelis wins Airbus A350 XWB composite strut contract

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract from Airbus to produce center wing box struts for the ... «Business Wire, Mar 15»