Strebe — meaning in English

English meaning

buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
rib noun One of the curved bones that run from the spine around toward the breastbone, forming the cage that protects the chest.
stanchion noun An upright post used to hold something up.
stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
stringer noun A freelance journalist who reports on events for a news organization without being a full-time staff member.
strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.

Strebe is used for these senses in English:

bendlet (heraldiccharge) A diminutive of the bend, of the same shape, but only half the width of the bend.
buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
gusset (mechanical engineering) A kind of bracket, or angular part, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
rib (by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
stanchion A vertical pole, post, or support.
stay A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
stay The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
stringer A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.

noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
noun Something that gives support or strength to another thing.
noun In botany, a wide, flat root that spreads out from the base of a tree trunk to help hold it up.
noun A part of a mountain or rock face that sticks out sharply.

noun One of the curved bones that run from the spine around toward the breastbone, forming the cage that protects the chest.
noun A cut of meat that still has one or more rib bones in it.
noun A supporting structural piece shaped like a rib, such as in a ship's hull, an aircraft wing, or an umbrella.
verb To tease someone in a friendly, good-natured way.