truss

/trʌs/
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truss

The workers install a steel truss to support the new bridge.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • (Architecture) A structural framework: A rigid framework of beams, rafters, or struts designed to support a roof, bridge, or other structure.
    • (Architecture) A triangular bracket: A supportive bracket, often triangular, made of brick or stone.
    • (Medicine) A supportive bandage: A device consisting of a pad and belt, worn to apply pressure and hold a hernia in place.

  2. Verb:

    • To support structurally: To provide support to a structure using a framework.
    • To tie or bind securely: To fasten or bind parts together tightly, often with rope or string.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The wooden truss of the old barn was remarkably strong.
    • The patient wore a truss to manage the hernia.
  • Verb:
    • Engineers will truss the new bridge with steel beams.
    • You should truss the turkey before roasting it to ensure even cooking.
Advanced Usage
  • "To truss up": To tie someone or something very securely, often implying restraint.
    • The sheriff ordered his deputies to truss up the captured outlaw.
Variants and Related Words
  • Trussing (n): The system of trusses used in a structure; the material used for tying.
    • The roof's trussing was exposed during the renovation.
  • Trussed (adj): Describes something that has been tied up or supported by a truss.
    • The trussed chicken was ready for the oven.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Framework): Support, brace, girder, framework.
  • Verb (To tie): Bind, fasten, secure, tie up.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Truss up: To bind or tie securely.
    • They had to truss up the packages for shipping.
Related Idioms
truss

The workers install a steel truss to support the new bridge.

Noun
  1. (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
  2. a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
  3. (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
Verb
  1. support structurally
    • truss the roofs
    • trussed bridges
  2. secure with or as if with ropes
    • tie down the prisoners
    • tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
  3. tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it

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