Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - strut

̈ɪstrʌt n. & v. --n. 1 a bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression. 2 a strutting gait. --v. (strutted, strutting) 1 intr. walk with a pompous or affected stiff erect gait. 2 tr. brace with a strut or struts. øøstrutter n. struttingly adv. [ME 'bulge, swell, strive', earlier stroute f. OE strutian be rigid (?)]