trussverb [ T ]
uk/trʌs/us/trʌs/also truss up to tie the arms and legs of someone together tightly and roughly with rope to prevent them from moving or escaping:
to prepare a bird for cooking by tying its wings and legs to its body
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Fastening and tying
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- tie
- twist tie
- tying
- yoke
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trussnoun [ C ]
uk/trʌs/us/trʌs/truss noun [ C ] (FOR A BODY PART)
a device for holding an organ of the body, especially part of the intestine, in its correct position after it has moved because of an injury
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Medical dressings, supports & devices
- auditory brainstem implant
- Band-Aid
- bandage
- biventricular pacemaker
- calipers
- cochlear implant
- cotton
- cotton ball
- cotton wool ball
- earplug
- Elastoplast
- ice pack
- lint
- liposome
- oxygen tank
- plaster cast
- poultice
- walker
- walking frame
- Zimmer frame
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truss noun [ C ] (FOR A ROOF/BRIDGE)
specialized architecture a support for a roof or bridge that is usually made of stone or brick
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Parts of buildings: arches, columns & beams
- arch
- architrave
- archway
- beam
- capital
- colonnade
- column
- corbel
- Corinthian
- Doric
- Ionic
- joist
- keystone
- pedestal
- pillar
- plinth
- portico
- vault
- vaulted
- vaulting