Definition of truss
transitive verb
1a : to secure tightly : bindb : 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
trusser
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of truss in a Sentence
She stuffed and trussed the duck.
after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting
Recent Examples of truss from the Web
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In addition to cabins, the Steiners built trussed log bridges, barns and a log church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, that was moved intact near Zigzag when US 26 was widened and realigned.
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Had Trump heeded those words, his presidency wouldn’t be so trussed up in the Gordian knot of his appalling lies, contradictions, and deceptions.
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Had Trump heeded those words, his presidency wouldn’t be so trussed up in the Gordian knot of his appalling lies, contradictions, and deceptions.
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The outcry suggests that before leggings were popularized as streetwear, women had absolutely nothing comfortable to wear and were routinely forced to truss themselves into girdles and petticoats before wedging into a coach seat.
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Had Trump heeded those words, his presidency wouldn’t be so trussed up in the Gordian knot of his appalling lies, contradictions, and deceptions.
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Origin and Etymology of truss
Middle English to pack, load, bind, from Anglo-French trusser, trousser, from Vulgar Latin *torsare, from *torsus twisted — more at torsade
truss
Definition of truss
1a : an assemblage of members (such as beams) forming a rigid frameworkb : bracket 1
2 : a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure
3 : an iron band around a lower mast with an attachment by which a yard is secured to the mast
4 : a compact flower or fruit cluster
Recent Examples of truss from the Web
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IDOT installed the new 227-foot bow truss bridge in two stages this spring, and then took out the 171-foot two-span plate girder structure that was built in 1964 to carry the Joliet and Northern Indiana Railroad over the interstate.
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When the drop ceiling was recently removed by the Shaia family, the trusses resembled the inside of a Zeppelin airship, thus the new name for the building.
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The emergency lane closures are necessary to allow Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development work crews to remove an overhead sign truss, DOTD officials announced today (July 7). Alternating single-lane closures, right and left,
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The ceiling soars to 2½ stories with the distinctive arching supports called hammer trusses.
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More than half of the trusses are set, and workers have installed large sections of the actual roofing in the east and west ends.
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Gjon Gojcaj, a 42-year-old father of five from Macomb Township, died July 30, 2002 while painting trusses at Ford Field.
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Another enormous roof truss section was ready to be lifted into place as early as Wednesday.
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Inside the building, crews are cleaning out the hazardous materials that leaked from the vandalized transformer, patching holes in the floor and stabilizing the trusses, some of which weigh as much as a Toyota Camry.
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First Known Use of truss
13th century
TRUSS Defined for English Language Learners
truss
playDefinition of truss for English Language Learners
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: to tie up (someone) tightly to prevent movement
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: to tie together the wings or legs of (a turkey, chicken, etc.) for cooking
truss
Definition of truss for English Language Learners
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: a strong frame of beams, bars, or rods that supports a roof or bridge
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: a special belt that is worn by someone who has a hernia
TRUSS Defined for Kids
Definition of truss for Students
trussed
;trussing
1 : to bind or tie firmly
2 : to support, strengthen, or stiffen by a framework of beams
Definition of truss for Students
: a framework of beams or bars used in building and engineering
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