Definitions for trussed

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Spelling: [truhst]

IPA: /trʌst/

Trussed is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in trussed (dersstu).

Definitions for trussed

noun

1. 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.
2. Medicine/Medical. an apparatus consisting of a pad usually supported by a belt for maintaining a hernia in a reduced state.
3. Horticulture. a compact terminal cluster or head of flowers growing upon one stalk.
4. Nautical. a device for supporting a standing yard, having a pivot permitting the yard to swing horizontally when braced.
5. a collection of things tied together or packed in a receptacle; bundle; pack.
6. 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.

adjective

1. close (def 54).

verb (used with object)

1. to tie, bind, or fasten.
2. to make fast with skewers, thread, or the like, as the wings or legs of a fowl in preparation for cooking.
3. to furnish or support with a truss or trusses.
4. to tie or secure (the body) closely or tightly; bind (often followed by up).
5. Falconry. (of a hawk, falcon, etc.) to grasp (prey) firmly.

Origin of trussed

1400-50; late Middle English; truss, -ed²

Examples for trussed

He and Bulger than trussed up her body and stuffed it in a bag.

In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city.

I see that your squire's eyes are starting from his head like a trussed crab.

He was bound and trussed so tightly that he could not make a move, either.

The most simple bridge or trussed form is the well-known A-shaped arch.

Boiled partridges require to be trussed the same as chickens: from twenty to twenty-five minutes will do them sufficiently.

"trussed him up to the davit pole," he breathed in the inspector's ear.

He turned and went back to the dining cabin where Tallis was trussed up.

"I am sorry to see it is your turn to be trussed up in bed, Dubois," he said.

A bundle of rags was trussed against the post of one of the stalls.