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Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.

(by extension, also figuratively) To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high. +

(by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.

(obsolete) To protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.

(obsolete) To cause (something) to bulge, protrude, or swell.

(figuratively) A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.

(historical) An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff.

(chiefly construction) A beam or rod providing support.

An act of (bracing or supporting (something) by a strut or struts ''(sense 1)''; attaching diagonally; bending at a sharp angle); specifically, deviation (of the spoke of a wheel) from the normal position.

(figuratively) To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.

To be attached diagonally or at a slant; also, to be bent at a sharp angle.

(obsolete) Swelling out due to being full; bulging, protuberant, swollen.

(obsolete) Drunk, intoxicated; fou.