ALL meanings of truss
truss
T t - noun truss surgical support 1
- transitive verb truss tie up 1
- verb with object truss to tie, bind, or fasten. 1
- verb with object truss to make fast with skewers, thread, or the like, as the wings or legs of a fowl in preparation for cooking. 1
- verb with object truss to furnish or support with a truss or trusses. 1
- verb with object truss to tie or secure (the body) closely or tightly; bind (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object truss Falconry. (of a hawk, falcon, etc.) to grasp (prey) firmly. 1
- noun truss Civil Engineering, Building Trades. any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c). any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams. 1
- noun truss Medicine/Medical. an apparatus consisting of a pad usually supported by a belt for maintaining a hernia in a reduced state. 1
- noun truss Horticulture. a compact terminal cluster or head of flowers growing upon one stalk. 1
- noun truss Nautical. a device for supporting a standing yard, having a pivot permitting the yard to swing horizontally when braced. 1
- noun truss a collection of things tied together or packed in a receptacle; bundle; pack. 1
- noun truss Chiefly British. a bundle of hay or straw, especially one containing about 56 pounds (25.4 kg) of old hay, 60 pounds (27.2 kg) of new hay, or 36 pounds (16.3 kg) of straw. 1
- verb truss To truss someone means to tie them up very tightly so that they cannot move. 0
- verb truss Truss up means the same as truss. 0
- verb truss If you truss a bird such as a chicken, you prepare it for cooking by tying its legs and wings. 0
- countable noun truss A truss is a special belt with a pad that a man wears when he has a hernia in order to prevent it from getting worse. 0
- verb truss to tie, bind, or bundle 0
- verb truss to fasten or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking to keep them in place 0
- verb truss to support or stiffen (a roof, bridge, etc) with structural members 0
- verb truss to confine (the body or a part of it) in tight clothes 0
- verb truss (of falcons) to hold (the quarry) in the stoop without letting go 0
- verb truss to supply or support with a truss 0
- noun truss a structural framework of wood or metal, esp one arranged in triangles, used to support a roof, bridge, etc 0
- noun truss a device for holding a hernia in place, typically consisting of a pad held in position by a belt 0
- noun truss a cluster of flowers or fruit growing at the end of a single stalk 0
- noun truss a metal fitting fixed to a yard at its centre for holding it to a mast while allowing movement 0
- noun truss a bundle or pack 0
- noun truss a bundle of hay or straw, esp one having a fixed weight of 36, 56, or 60 pounds 0
- verb transitive truss to skewer or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking 0
- verb transitive truss to support or strengthen with a truss 0
- noun truss a bundle or pack; specif., in England, a bundle of hay in any of various unit weights 0
- noun truss an iron band around a mast, having a gooseneck for securing a yard 0
- noun truss an architectural bracket or modillion 0
- noun truss a flower cluster growing at the tip of a stem 0
- noun truss a rigid framework of beams, girders, struts, bars, etc. for supporting a roof, bridge, etc. 0
- noun truss an appliance for giving support in cases of rupture or hernia, usually consisting of a pad on a special belt 0
- noun truss A truss is a structure consisting of parts that are either in compression or in tension. 0