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(1):

(n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; - the opposite of stay, and tie.

(2):

(n.) The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.

(3):

(n.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof.

(4):

(v. t.) To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.

(5):

(v. t.) To swell; to bulge out.

(6):

(a.) Protuberant.

(7):

(v. t.) To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.