Meaning of truss in English

1. Pronunciation

   /trəs/

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1. Verb

   truss

   Definitions

   1. tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
2. 2. secure with or as if with ropes

   Examples

   • « tie down the prisoners »
   • « tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed »
3. 3. support structurally

   Examples

   • « truss the roofs »
   • « trussed bridges »

4. Noun

   truss

   Etymology

   Middle English (in the sense ‘bundle’): from Old French trusse (noun), trusser‘pack up, bind in’, based on late Latin tors-‘twisted’, from the verb torquere. truss (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 17th century

   Definitions

   1. (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt

   Examples

   • « worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure »
5. 2. a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
6. 3. (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)