Strut vs Strode - What's the difference?
strut | strode |
To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.
* Dryden
(originally said of fowl) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
To walk proudly or haughtily.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.
To protrude; cause to bulge.
(construction) To brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.
(stride)
*2011 The Economist "
*:an impeccably poised young woman who had strode out in an evening gown
As verbs the difference between strut and strode
is that strut is to swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out or strut can be (construction) to brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support while strode is (stride).As a noun strut
is a proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking or strut can be a support rod.As an adjective strut
is (archaic) swelling out; protuberant; bulging.strut
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) , now in Alemannic)Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (dialectal)Verb
(en-verb)- The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
- He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.
- Does he not hold up his head, and strut in his gait?
Synonyms
* (To walk proudly or haughtily) swaggerDerived terms
* bestrut * strut one's stuffEtymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (m), . See above.Etymology 3
From a contraction of strutted.Etymology 4
Origin obscure, but apparently related to (m) above. Cognate with (etyl) .Verb
(en-verb)Anagrams
* (l), (l) ----strode
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