truss
/tɹʌs/ verb C2- To tie up a bird before cooking it.
- To secure or bind with ropes.
- To support.
- To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
- To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
He/she/it trusses · Past trussed · Past participle trussed · -ing form trussing
Verb forms
- Base form
- truss
- He/she/it
- trusses
- Past
- trussed
- Past participle
- trussed
- -ing form
- trussing
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