Strut vs Trudge - What's the difference?
strut | trudge |
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.
To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
* 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
To trudge along or over a route etc.
In intransitive terms the difference between strut and trudge
is that strut is to walk proudly or haughtily while trudge is to walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.In transitive terms the difference between strut and trudge
is that strut is to protrude; cause to bulge while trudge is to trudge along or over a route etc.As an adjective strut
is swelling out; protuberant; bulging.strut
English
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) ----trudge
English
Verb
(trudg)- This famous archaeological site marks the farthest limit of human migration out of Africa in the middle Stone Age—the outer edge of our knowledge of the cosmos. I trudge to the caves in a squall.