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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.