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The definition of truss

13 Definitions of: truss

    1. verb, to tie, bind, or bundle
    2. verb, to fasten or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking to keep them in place
    3. verb, to support or stiffen (a roof, bridge, etc) with structural members
    4. verb, to confine (the body or a part of it) in tight clothes
    5. verb, falconry (of falcons) to hold (the quarry) in the stoop without letting go
    6. verb, med to supply or support with a truss
    7. noun, a structural framework of wood or metal, esp one arranged in triangles, used to support a roof, bridge, etc
    8. noun, med a device for holding a hernia in place, typically consisting of a pad held in position by a belt
    9. noun, horticulture a cluster of flowers or fruit growing at the end of a single stalk
    10. noun, nautical a metal fitting fixed to a yard at its centre for holding it to a mast while allowing movement
    11. noun, architect. another name for corbel
    12. noun, a bundle or pack
    13. noun, a bundle of hay or straw, esp one having a fixed weight of 36, 56, or 60 pounds
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Synonyms: joist, support, stay, shore, beam, prop, brace, strut, buttress, stanchion And more...
 

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