Truss - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|trʌs|
Brit.
|trʌs|
noun
- (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
- (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) (syn: corbel)
- a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
- (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) (syn: corbel)
verb
- tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
- secure with or as if with ropes (syn: bind, tie down, tie up)
- support structurally
- secure with or as if with ropes (syn: bind, tie down, tie up)
- support structurally
truss the roofs
trussed bridges
trussed bridges
Extra examples
She was trussed up with yellow nylon rope.
They trussed up their victim and left him for dead.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: truss
he/she/it: trusses
present participle: trussing
past tense: trussed
past participle: trussed
I/you/we/they: truss
he/she/it: trusses
present participle: trussing
past tense: trussed
past participle: trussed
noun
singular: truss
plural: trusses
singular: truss
plural: trusses
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