truss | अमरकोश - भारत का शब्दकोश

Meaning of word truss from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it.

Meaning : Secure with or as if with ropes.

Example : Tie down the prisoners.
Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed.

Synonyms : bind, tie down, tie up

Meaning : Support structurally.

Example : Truss the roofs.
Trussed bridges.

Meaning : (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt. Worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure.

Meaning : A framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure.

Meaning : (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent).

Synonyms : corbel