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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Strut \Strut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Strutting}.] [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G.
strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan.
strutte.]
1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.]
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The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
--Dryden.
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2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk
with affected dignity.
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Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his
gait? --Shak.
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