as in to tie
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting
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Recent Examples of truss
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
In their center, Zoya drew Gorey-esque little boys, one trussed in rope, the other naked and chubby like a Renaissance putto.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Designed with distinct spaces that flow easily between indoors and outdoors, the house has a patio that divides the bedroom to the West from the other living spaces to the East, sliding glass doors, and pergola trusses or redwood between the pool and house.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
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Verb
She’s got the demi-god trapped and trussed up for reasons soon to be revealed.
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Meanwhile, Corps engineers will continue to analyze the massive steel truss structure that fell across the Dali and into the shipping channel.
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On a team in need of offense, Grimes answered the bell as a top scorer in the month of March, tying Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards for 11th in scoring at 26.6 points per game.—
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One of these people is 16-time world champion Ric Flair, who Cena is tied with for most world championships.—
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Another positive for Strasbourg is a new main stand at their Stade de la Meinau home, which will increase capacity from 26,000 to 32,000, will be open for next season.—
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This metal pot planter with a stand from Wayfair is modern and elegant.—
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Functional Elements for the Family In deep drawers, chunky wooden pegs serve as organizational guardrails for plates and bowls.—
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Efforts to cram the square pegs of the GOP's austere, oligarchic economic agenda into the round holes of an unraveling economy led by an unpopular, unstable autocrat are going to consume most of the next several months even in a best-case scenario for the party.—
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Which song from the catalog will Barry Keoghan strut naked to through a mansion?—
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In a 2008 Ebony profile, Banks posed with Iman, Alek Wek and Kimora Lee Simmons—women who were all toggling between fabulous modeling careers, as the faces of high fashion, and new options, in case the world of struts ever turned a cold shoulder.—
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But the ubiquitous walls of video are a crutch in Cromer’s leaden production, creating a static disconnect between Clooney and the audience in moments that should feel the most urgently personal.—
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These absences, these crutches so often used to share the team’s load, were only compounded by the woeful start that Leeds made.—
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Image That was the case at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, when American Airlines Flight 1420 smashed into stanchions holding lights that directed planes just off the runway.—
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Bahl, whose head hit a stanchion behind the net as a result of the hit, left the game.—
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At stake are not just our voices, but the fundamental civil liberties of all.—
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David Blitzer is in advanced talks to sell control stakes in Salt Lake City’s two main soccer teams—MLS’ Real Salt Lake and the NWSL’s Utah Royals—according to multiple people familiar with the talks.—
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The wheel arches are somewhat squared off with rugged plastic surrounds to resist damage.—
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Hayes Skimmers Ballet Flat Made to hug your arches and support the natural alignment of your feet, these square-toe ballet flats belong in your spring wardrobe.—
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“Truss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truss. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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