"strout" meaning in English

See strout in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /stɹaʊt/ Forms: strouts [present, singular, third-person], strouting [participle, present], strouted [participle, past], strouted [past]
Rhymes: -aʊt Etymology: From Middle English. See etymology of the corresponding sense of strut Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English Head templates: {{en-verb}} strout (third-person singular simple present strouts, present participle strouting, simple past and past participle strouted)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms: strut
    Sense id: en-strout-en-verb-49U7cncS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 71 13 6 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 8 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 5 4 4
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) Alternative form of strut (“to swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, intransitive, obsolete Alternative form of: strut (extra: to swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out)
    Sense id: en-strout-en-verb-GXGFnTD3

Inflected forms

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