struts

Meanings

Noun

• a proud stiff pompous gait
• brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
• plural of strut

Verb

• to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
  • "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
• third-person singular simple present indicative of strut

Synonyms

cock, prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup