truss
truss /tr'ʌs/ (trusses trussing trussed)
1 [VERB] V n
To truss someone means to tie them up very tightly so that they cannot move. (WRITTEN)
She trussed him quickly with stolen bandage, and gagged his mouth.
= bind
[PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, be V-ed P, also V n P
Truss up means the same as truss.
She was trussed up with yellow nylon rope.
2 [N-COUNT]
A truss is a special belt with a pad that a man wears when he has a hernia in order to prevent it from getting worse.truss up
see truss 1
1 [VERB] V n
To truss someone means to tie them up very tightly so that they cannot move. (WRITTEN)
She trussed him quickly with stolen bandage, and gagged his mouth.
= bind
[PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, be V-ed P, also V n P
Truss up means the same as truss.
She was trussed up with yellow nylon rope.
2 [N-COUNT]
A truss is a special belt with a pad that a man wears when he has a hernia in order to prevent it from getting worse.truss up
see truss 1