truss

1. (transitive)To tie up a bird before cooking it.

   tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it

2. (transitive)To secure or bind with ropes.

   secure with or as if with ropes

3. (transitive)To support.

   support structurally

4. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.

5. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.

6. (archaic, slang)To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.

1. He trussed up the thief.

   Він скрутив злодія. — aandrusiak

   ruОн связал вора. — Hellerick

   deEr fesselte den Dieb. — Ullalia

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2. The girls were trussed up and left in a cellar.

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3. The bridge is supported by a truss made up of steel beams, making it both strong and lightweight.

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4. Did Liz Truss kill the Queen?

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5. Is Truss fit to govern the UK?

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