truss

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt;
worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
• Topics:
medicine, medical specialty
• Hypernyms:
bandage, patch
2. a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
• Hypernyms:
framework
• Part Holonyms:
truss bridge
3. (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
• Syn:
corbel
• Derivationally related forms:
corbel (for: corbel)
• Topics:
architecture
• Hypernyms:
bracket, wall bracket

II - verb

1. tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
tie, bind
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. secure with or as if with ropes
- tie down the prisoners
- tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
• Syn:
tie down, tie up, bind
• Derivationally related forms:
bindable (for: bind)
• Hypernyms:
restrain, confine, hold
• Hyponyms:
chain up, faggot, fagot, faggot up, hog-tie
• Entailment:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. support structurally
- truss the roofs
- trussed bridges
• Hypernyms:
hold, support, sustain, hold up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  corbel, tie down, tie up, bind