strut, prance, swagger -- (a proud stiff pompous gait)
strut -- (brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression)
Overview of verb strut
The verb strut has 1 sense
tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock -- (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house")