All strut synonyms
strut
S s verb strut
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- move out β an act or instance of moving; movement.
- blow smoke β (Idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- mouthing β the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- caw β When a bird such as a crow or a rook caws, it makes a loud harsh sound.
- flounce β to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
- mince β to cut or chop into very small pieces.
- ham up β an actor or performer who overacts.
- crow β A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
- footed β having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
- cawing β harsh cries
- bluster β If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- grandstand β the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- give a good account of oneself β If you say that someone gave a good account of themselves in a particular situation, you mean that they performed well, although they may not have been completely successful.
- locomote β to move about, especially under one's own power.
- bottoming β the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure
- march β to touch at the border; border.
- bring down the house β to receive enthusiastic applause from the audience
- manifest β readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- gassed β drunk.
- let it all hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- overbear β to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight.
- lay an egg β the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- incarnated β embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
- disported β to divert or amuse (oneself).
- lording β lord.
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- locomoting β to move about, especially under one's own power.
- hammed β an actor or performer who overacts.
- dancing β When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
- debouch β (esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place
- flatter oneself β to hold the self-satisfying or self-deluding belief (that)
noun strut
- buttress β Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
- charleston β The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- bunny hop β a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- conga β If a group of people dance a conga, they dance in a long winding line, with each person holding on to the back of the person in front.
- beam β If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- lintel β a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- abutment β the state or process of abutting
- hoof it β the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
- foxtrot β a word used in communications to represent the letter F.
- bracket β If you say that someone or something is in a particular bracket, you mean that they come within a particular range, for example a range of incomes, ages, or prices.
- jitter β jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- crosspiece β a transverse beam, joist, etc
- foot it β (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- lath β a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- jitterbug β a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing.
- cut a rug β a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design. Compare carpet.