to truss

Examples

• All

• Two policemen open the trunk of a car and find a trussed-up dead body.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The orthopedist stabilized my arm by trussing me for five weeks in a device called—with blunt literalism—a shoulder immobilizer.

  Academic text (1998)

• Before the construction began, the team had to truss the steel framework securely to support heavy loads.

• When building the new bridge, engineers trussed the supporting rods to create a sturdy structure.

Synonyms

B

to brace up

vsto truss

5.5

To make something strong and supported from below with extra beams

reinforces by creating a framework of beams and bars rather than supports only below

S

to scaffold

vsto truss

5.8

To put a temporary platform around a building so workers can reach high places

uses a framework of beams and bars to reinforce the structure rather than temporary access

Antonyms

W

to weaken

305 2.8

To make people and things less strong or effective

Compounds

T

truss bridge

• Specialized

1 5.1

Bridge with a frame of connected triangles that holds the road or railway

How Strong

to underpin

• Formal

14 6.3

to buttress

• Specialized

1 7.3

to truss

• Specialized

1 7.7

to shore up

30 5.4

to prop up

54 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology