truss
part of speech
noun (a truss, trusses); verb (truss, trusses, trussed, trussing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A truss is a frame of beams joined in triangles that holds up a roof or a bridge. tree →
2) To truss means to tie someone or something up tightly, for example the legs and wings of a chicken before cooking. tree →
3) A truss is also a padded belt worn to support the body after an injury (medical, old-fashioned). tree →
4) A truss is a bunch of flowers or fruit on one stalk, like truss tomatoes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and DT (design and technology) lessons, trusses show why triangles are strong shapes in bridges and roofs; in cooking, trussing a turkey; in stories, a villain trusses up the hero; phrases: truss up, roof truss, truss bridge.
examples
- The bridge is held up by steel trusses. tree →
- Triangles make a truss very strong. tree →
- Grandma trussed the turkey with string. tree →
- The robbers trussed up the guard with rope. tree →
- We built a truss bridge from straws in DT. tree →
- Mum bought a bag of truss tomatoes. tree →
- “Here is another one,” cried Caevo’g as she bundled a trussed champion along. tree →
note
Countable. Past: trussed. Maths/DT link: a triangle cannot change shape without bending its sides, which is why trusses use triangles. Do not confuse with «trust».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «truss» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.