Defenition of the word truss
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Defenition of the word truss
- A structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints.
- (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
- secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"
- an assemblage of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
- a device that is worn to hold a hernia in place
- support structurally, of roofs or bridges
- tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking
- a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
- (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
- secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed"
- tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
- a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
- support structurally
- secure with or as if with ropes
Synonyms for the word truss
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- bind
- corbel
- tether
- tie
- tie down
- tie up
Similar words in the truss
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- truss
- trussed
- trusses
- trussing
Meronymys for the word truss
Hyponyms for the word truss
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- chain up
- cul de lampe
- faggot
- faggot up
- fagot
- hog-tie
Hypernyms for the word truss
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- bandage
- bind
- bracket
- confine
- device
- frame
- framework
- framing
- hold
- hold up
- patch
- restrain
- support
- surname
- sustain
- tie
- wall bracket
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