What is "strut"

Strut \Strut\, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]

1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.

2. (Arch.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof.

3. (Engin.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie.

Strut \Strut\, v. t. To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.

Strut \Strut\, a. Protuberant. [Obs.]
--Holland.

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.]

   The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
   --Dryden.

2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.

   Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his gait?
   --Shak.

"supporting brace," 1580s, perhaps from strut (v.), or a cognate word in Scandinavian (compare Norwegian strut "a spout, nozzle") or Low German (compare Low German strutt "rigid"); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *strutoz-, from root *strut- (see strut (v.)).

"walk in a vain, important manner, walk with affected dignity," 1590s, from Middle English strouten "display one's clothes proudly, vainly flaunt fine attire" (late 14c.), earlier "to stick out, protrude, bulge, swell," from Old English strutian "to stand out stiffly, swell or bulge out," from Proto-Germanic *strut- (cognates: Danish strutte, German strotzen "to be puffed up, be swelled," German Strauß "fight"), from PIE root *ster- (1) "strong, firm, stiff, rigid" (see stereo-).\n

\nOriginally of the air or the attitude; modern sense, focused on the walk, first recorded 1510s. Related: Strutted; strutting. To strut (one's) stuff is first recorded 1926, from strut as the name of a dance popular from c.1900. The noun meaning "a vain and affectedly dignified manner of walking" is from c.1600.

Etymology 1 alt. 1 (context intransitive English) To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out. 2 (context intransitive originally said of fowl English) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out. 3 (context intransitive English) To walk proudly or haughtily. 4 (context transitive obsolete English) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to. 5 (context transitive English) To protrude; cause to bulge. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out. 2 (context intransitive originally said of fowl English) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out. 3 (context intransitive English) To walk proudly or haughtily. 4 (context transitive obsolete English) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to. 5 (context transitive English) To protrude; cause to bulge. Etymology 2

n. A proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking. Etymology 3

1. (context archaic English) swelling out; protuberant; bulging. Etymology 4

   n. A support rod. v

2. (context transitive construction English) To brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.

1. n. a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: prance, swagger]

2. brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

3. v. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: swagger, ruffle, prance, sashay, cock]

4. [also: strutting, strutted]

A strut is a structural component.

Strut(s) may also refer to:

• MacPherson strut, a component of some vehicle suspensions
• Strut channel, a standardized formed structural system

"Strut" is the second single from The Cheetah Girls 2 movie soundtrack.

Strut is the tenth studio album by American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger Lenny Kravitz. It was released on September 23, 2014 and was the first release on Kravitz's own Roxie Records, with distribution by Kobalt Label Services.

StRUT (Students Recycling Used Technology) are three separate organizations in three states with similar roots and similar mission of providing technology education, resources, and recycling to schools and non-profit organizations in or near these states. It was founded in Oregon in 1995 by Intel and the Northwest Regional Education Service District. Through StRUT, companies such as Epson, Fujitsu, Nike, and Tektronix donate used computers and equipment to schools for refurbishing and reuse. As of August 2003, StRUT has provided computers to over 135 schools and 21 educational service districts in Oregon and southwest Washington. The program has also grown to several other states, as well as inspired similar recycling programs elsewhere. In Arizona Intel, Motorola & APS have much to do with AzStrut's early growth.

The Oregon StRUT program has placed over 22,000 computers in schools, involving 3,600 students in the process. From 2001 to August 2003, over 650 tons of material have been recycled.

In typesetting, a strut is an invisible character or element, used to ensure that a text has a minimum height and depth, even if no other elements are included.

For example, LaTeX and plain TeX provide the command

\strut

to insert a font size specific strut. In LaTeX it has a height of 70% of the baseline skip (the distance between the baselines of two consecutive lines of text) and a depth of 30% of the baseline skip. It ensures that two vertical stacked boxes which include such a strut have the same distance like two normal consecutive lines. LaTeX also supports the creation of general struts using the command:

\rule[-depth]{0pt}{total height}

where \strut is equivalent in size to \rule[-.3\baselineskip]{0pt}{\baselineskip}.

"Strut" is a song recorded by Sheena Easton for her album A Private Heaven (1984). It was released by EMI America in August 1984 as the album's lead single and peaked that November at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (its Cash Box peak was #4). "Strut" was composed by singer/songwriter Charlie Dore (who had had a moderate solo hit of her own in the U.S. with "Pilot of the Airwaves" several years prior) and her longtime songwriting partner, Julian Littman.

Easton had been sent the demo for the song by Christopher Neil who had been Easton's first producer. Like its parent album overall, the "Strut" single and accompanying video signaled Easton's shift towards a more sexually suggestive image.

The song appears to be about the singer being upset with a man for wanting her to be like a previous lover, and about the sexism of men in general for wanting or expecting women to behave in a certain fashion ("Strut, pout/Put it out/That's what you want from women").

"Strut" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 27th Grammy Awards.

In the UK - where "Strut" was released in November 1984 - the track became the first US Top 40 single by Easton to completely miss the Top 100 of the UK charts.

"Strut" was one of two songs performed by Easton at the opening ceremonies of Expo 86 in Vancouver 2 May 1986 (her second song was " For Your Eyes Only").

In 1986 Easton, dressed as a geisha, performed "Strut" in a Japanese TV commercial for shōchū.

Hong Kong singer Anita Mui later covered the song in Cantonese "壞女孩" (Bad Girl), which became one of her famous songs.

"Strut" is the title song of Lenny Kravitz' 2014 same-titled album Strut.

Strut is an upcoming American reality television series that is scheduled to premiere on September 20, 2016, on the Oxygen cable network. Announced in May 2016, the reality series follows the professional lives of a group of transgender models. The show is executive produced by Whoopie Goldberg. The show features models Laith De La Cruz, Dominique Jackson, Isis King, Ren Spriggs, and Arisce Wanzer.

"[The models] are struggling with things we can all relate to — trying to make ends meet, fighting to make a name for themselves and navigating the minefields of personal relationships. All of these struggles are amplified by the fact that they are also fighting to break down barriers and taking on the responsibility of representing the transgender community in today's society. It's time to separate caricature from real people, and that’s what we are doing with Strut," said Goldberg.