TRUSS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
   Synonym(s)
   • corbel (what does corbel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) truss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bracket (what does bracket mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cul de lampe (what does cul de lampe mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corbel (what does corbel mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
   Hypernyms(s) truss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • framework (what does framework mean?)
   • frame (what does frame mean?)
   • framing (what does framing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • truss (what does truss mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt
   • worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
   Hypernyms(s) truss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bandage (what does bandage mean?)
   • patch (what does patch mean?)

TRUSS as VERB

1. Meaning
   • support structurally
   Usage Example(s)
   • truss the roofs
   • trussed bridges
   Hypernyms(s) truss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
   • hold up (what does hold up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • truss (what does truss mean?)
2. Meaning
   • secure with or as if with ropes
   Synonym(s)
   • bind (what does bind mean?)
   • tie down (what does tie down mean?)
   • tie up (what does tie up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • tie down the prisoners
   • tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed
   Hypernyms(s) truss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chain up (what does chain up mean?)
   • faggot (what does faggot mean?)
   • fagot (what does fagot mean?)
   • faggot up (what does faggot up mean?)
   • faggot (what does faggot mean?)
   • fagot (what does fagot mean?)
   • hog-tie (what does hog-tie mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • fasten (what does fasten mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • secure (what does secure mean?)
3. Meaning
   • tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
   Hypernyms(s) truss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   • bind (what does bind mean?)