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1. Bound or secured closely
   "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken";
   - tied

1. (cooking) tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
    
2. Secure with (or as if with) ropes in order to prevent movement or escape
   "truss the prisoners";
   - tie down, tie up, bind
    
3. Support structurally
   "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"

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See also: bind, bound

Type of: bind, confine, constrain, hold, hold up, restrain, support, sustain, tie

Encyclopedia: Truss, Elizabeth