1. A framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof, bridge or other structure
   "The engineer designed a complex truss system for the new bridge"
    
2. (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
   "The medieval castle featured decorative trusses supporting the upper floors";
   - corbel
    
3. (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
   "The doctor recommended wearing a truss to manage the hernia"

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

1. British politician, briefly Conservative party leader and Prime Minister from September to October 2022 (born in 1975)
   - Liz Truss, Mary Elizabeth Truss

Derived forms: trussed, trusses, trussing

Type of: bandage, bind, bracket, confine, constrain, frame, framework, hold, hold up, patch, PM, premier, Prime Minister, restrain, support, sustain, tie, wall bracket

Part of: Conservative Party, Tory Party, truss bridge

Encyclopedia: Truss, Liz