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truss  (trs)

n.

1. Medicine A supportive device, usually a pad with a belt, worn to prevent enlargement of a hernia or the return of a reduced hernia.

2.

a. A rigid framework, as of wooden beams or metal bars, designed to support a structure, such as a roof.

b. Architecture A bracket.

3. Something gathered into a bundle; a pack.

4. Nautical An iron fitting by which a lower yard is secured to a mast.

5. Botany A compact cluster of flowers at the end of a stalk.

tr.v. trussed, truss·ing, truss·es

1. To tie up or bind tightly.

2. To bind or skewer the wings or legs of (a fowl) before cooking.

3. To support or brace with a truss.

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[Middle English trusse, bundle, from Old French trousse, from torser, trousser, to truss, possibly from Vulgar Latin *torsre, from *torsus, variant of Latin tortus, past participle of torqure, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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truss

Verb

1. to tie or bind (someone) up

2. to bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking

Noun

1. Med a device for holding a hernia in place

2. a framework of wood or metal used to support a roof, bridge, etc.

3. a cluster of flowers or fruit growing at the end of a single stalk [Old French trousse]

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Truss a pack or package; a bundle of hay or straw; a cluster of flowers or fruit.

Examples: truss of minor associations, 1878; of the most barbarous authors, 1531; of grass, 1400; of hay, 1483; of straw, 1609; of trifles.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	truss - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure bandage, patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
	2.	truss - a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure framework - a structure supporting or containing something truss bridge - a bridge supported by trusses
	3.	truss - (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) corbel wall bracket, bracket - a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
Verb	1.	truss - tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
	2.	truss - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" tie down, tie up, bind chain up - tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners" faggot up, fagot, faggot - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" faggot, fagot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them hog-tie - tie together somebody's limbs; "The prisoner was hog-tied" restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
	3.	truss - support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges" hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

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truss

verb 1. (often with up) tie, secure, bind, strap, fasten, tether, pinion, make fast

noun 2. Medical support, pad, bandage

noun 3. joist, support, stay, shore, beam, prop, brace, strut, buttress, stanchion

Translations

truss [trʌs] n (MED) → braguero

vt to truss (up) → atar

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truss [trʌs] n (Med) → bandage m herniaire

vt to truss (up) (Culin) → brider

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truss [trʌs] n (Med) → Bruchband nt

truss (up) truss vt (Culin) → dressieren [+ person]; fesseln

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truss [trʌs] n (MED) → cinto erniario

vt to truss (up) (CULIN) → legare

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truss

v truss [tras]

to tie or bind tightly She trussed the chicken and put it in the oven; The burglars trussed up the guards. vasmaak, bind يُكَتِّف الدَّجاجَه قَبْل طَبْخِها завързвам svázat binde op; binde zäumen, binden δένω σφιχτά atar, liar kinni siduma بستن sitoa ficeler חֲבִילַת שַׁחַת बांधना vezati, svezati összekötöz mengikat erat binda upp; (ríg)binda legare 縛る 묶다 surišti, suveržti nosaitēt; sasiet mengikat stevig vastbinden binde, sette opp związać amarrar a lega связывать zviazať zvezati vezati binda [] มัด (sıkıca) bağlamak 紮緊(雞鴨)，捆縛(人的雙手) зв'язувати; зв'язувати крильця і ніжки (птаха для смаження) کسنا، جکڑنا buộc, gói chặt 扎紧（鸡鸭），捆缚（人的双手）