- 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
- 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 bridgeDerived form: verb truss3 - 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 - truss - a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
- truss - tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
--1 is one way to tie, bind
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- 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
- truss - support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
--3 is one way to hold, support, sustain, hold up
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun truss2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- 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"