English to English noun
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(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure | | source: wordnet30
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a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure | | source: wordnet30
3 |
(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) | | source: wordnet30
4 |
A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. | | source: webster1913 verb
5 |
tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it | | source: wordnet30
6 |
secure with or as if with ropes | | Example: tie down the prisoners tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
source: wordnet30
7 |
support structurally | | Example: truss the roofs trussed bridges
source: wordnet30
8 |
To bind or pack close; to make into a truss. | | source: webster1913
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