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truss

 
Noun truss has 3 senses
  1. truss - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
    --1 is a kind of
    bandage, patch
  2. truss - a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
    --2 is a kind of
    framework, frame, framing
    --2 is a part of truss bridge
    Derived form: verb truss3
  3. corbel, truss - (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
    --3 is a kind of bracket
    --3 has particulars: cul de lampe
Verb truss has 3 senses
  1. truss - tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
    --1 is one way to
    tie, bind
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. tie down, tie up, bind, truss - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
    --2 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. truss - support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
    --3 is one way to
    hold, support, sustain, hold up
    Derived form: noun truss2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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