truss up
truss up · trusses up · trussed up · trussing up
Synonym of trussSynonym of truss (“tie up”).
» He trussed up the thief.
Er fesselte den Dieb. — Ullalia
Он связал вора. — Hellerick
Він скрутив злодія. — aandrusiak
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1 sensesSynonym of truss (“tie up”).
Examples
3 sentencesHe trussed up the thief.
Він скрутив злодія. — aandrusiak
ruОн связал вора. — Hellerick
deEr fesselte den Dieb. — Ullalia
The girls were trussed up and left in a cellar.
The bridge is supported by a truss made up of steel beams, making it both strong and lightweight.
Forms
trusses up, trussing up, trussed up, trussed up| Base form | truss up · to truss up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trusses up |
| Present participle | trussing up |
| Past simple | trussed up |
| Past participle | trussed up |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.