strut

To walk with pompous bearing; swagger.

To display in order to impress others. Sometimes used with out.

To provide (a structure) with a strut or struts.

To brace or separate with a strut.

A pompous, self-important gait.

A structural element used to brace or strengthen a framework by resisting stress or compression.

(strut (one’s) stuff) To behave or perform in an ostentatious manner; show off.

To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.

To stand or walk stiffly with the tail erect and spread, as the peacock, the turkey, and various other birds.