truss

¹truss

verb \ˈtrəs\

Definition of TRUSS

transitive verb

1

a : to secure tightly : bind b : to arrange for cooking by binding close the wings or legs of (a fowl)

2

: to support, strengthen, or stiffen by or as if by a truss

— truss·er noun

Examples of TRUSS

1. She stuffed and trussed the duck.
2. <after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting>

Origin of TRUSS

Middle English to pack, load, bind, from Anglo-French trusser, trousser, from Vulgar Latin *torsare, from *torsus twisted — more at torsade

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to TRUSS

Synonyms: band, bind, tie

Antonyms: unbind, untie

Related Words: cinch, cord, rope, strap, thread, wire; gird, girt; lash, leash, tether; interlace, intertwine, interweave, lace; entangle, knot, snarl, tangle, twist; coil, wind

Near Antonyms: undo, unfasten, unlace, unlash, unloose, unloosen, unstrap, unstring, unthread; unleash, untether; disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist; uncoil, unspool, unwind

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Rhymes with TRUSS

bus, buss, crus, cuss, fuss, muss, plus, pus, Russ, suss, thus, us