truss

n 1: a device that is worn to hold a hernia in place

2: an assemblage of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof

truss)

3: (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone

(usually of slight extent) [syn: {corbel}]

v 1: tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking

2: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"

[syn: {tie down}, {tie up}, {bind}]

3: support structurally, of roofs or bridges