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Meaning of word truss from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it.

Meaning : Secure with or as if with ropes.

Example : Tie down the prisoners.
Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed.

Synonyms : bind, tie down, tie up

Meaning : Support structurally.

Example : Truss the roofs.
Trussed bridges.

Meaning : (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt. Worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure.

Meaning : A framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure.

Meaning : (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent).

Synonyms : corbel

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.