truss

Meaning

Noun

1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
2. A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
3. A triangular bracket.
4. An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
5. (obsolete) A bundle; a package.
6. (historical) A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
7. (historical) Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
8. A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
9. The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.

Verb

1. (transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.
2. (transitive) To secure or bind with ropes.
3. (transitive) To support.
4. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
5. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
6. (archaic, slang) To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.

Synonyms

bind

rafter

bundle

tie up

tie

tie down

girder

secure

sheaf

faggot

bunch

lash

bale

brace

rest

band

corbel

knot

🪢

support

buttress

attach

beam

girdle

indorse

join

leash

ligate

package

📦

parcel

patronage

prop

prop up

purlin

rack

reinforce

reward

roof

sash

second

2nd

shingles

shore

slur

sponsor

stack

stake

stand by

stick

strap

string

🪢

strut

Translations

Fachwerk

capriata

Dachstuhl

legare

treillis

ferme

attacher

cinto

Dachsparren

Gebälk

Fachträger

δένω

binden

ربط

Bund

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹʌs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trussen

In summary

From Middle English trusse, from Old French trousse, torse. Doublet of torse and trousse.

Sentences

An iron truss roof covers the building .