trusses

Meanings

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)
• plural of truss

Verb

• tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
• secure with or as if with ropes
• support structurally
• third-person singular simple present indicative of truss

Synonyms

bind, corbel, tie down, tie up, truss