(also figurative) A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.

(historical) An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff.

(chiefly construction) A beam or rod providing support.

An act of strutting (“bracing or supporting (something) by a strut or struts (sense 1); attaching diagonally; bending at a sharp angle”); specifically, deviation (of the spoke of a wheel) from the normal position.

(intransitive) Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.

(intransitive, by extension, also figurative) To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high.

(transitive, by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.

(transitive, chiefly construction, also figurative) To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.

(intransitive) To be attached diagonally or at a slant; also, to be bent at a sharp angle.