Strebe — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- 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 A vertical pole, post, or support.
- 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.
Senses
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.
buttress — full definition
- noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- noun Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
- noun A buttress root.
- noun A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
rib — full definition
- 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.