Swagger vs. Gait: What's the Difference?

Swagger and Gait Definitions
Swagger
To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air.
Gait
A particular way or manner of moving on foot
A person who ran with a clumsy, hobbling gait.
Swagger
To brag; boast.
Gait
Any of the ways, such as a canter, trot, or walk, by which a horse can move by lifting the feet in different order or rhythm.
Swagger
A swaggering manner of moving or behaving.
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Gait
Rate or manner of proceeding
The project went forward at a steady gait.
Swagger
To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
Gait
To train (a horse) in a particular gait or gaits.
Swagger
To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
Gait
Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
Carrying a heavy suitcase, he had a lopsided gait.
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Swagger
To walk with a swaying motion.
Gait
(horses) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.
Swagger
Confidence, pride.
Gait
To teach a specific gait to a horse.
Swagger
A bold or arrogant strut.
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Gait
A going; a walk; a march; a way.
Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks pass.
Swagger
A prideful boasting or bragging.
Gait
Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait.
Swagger
Fashionable; trendy.
Gait
The rate of moving (especially walking or running)
Swagger
To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
A man who swaggers about London clubs.
Gait
A horse's manner of moving
Swagger
To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar!
To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen.
Gait
A person's manner of walking
Swagger
To bully.
Swagger
The act or manner of a swaggerer.
He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us.
Swagger
A swagman.
Swagger
An itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
Swagger
A proud stiff pompous gait
Swagger
To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others;
He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Swagger
Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Swagger
Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
Swagger
(British informal) very chic;
Groovy clothes