Antonyms for trussed

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : truhst

Phonetic Transcription : trʌst

Definition of trussed

Origin : c.1200, "collection of things bound together," from Old French trousse, torse, of unknown origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *torciare "to twist." Meaning "surgical appliance to support a rupture, etc." first attested 1540s. Sense of "framework for supporting a roof or bridge" is first recorded 1650s.

As in framed : adj made of wood
As in tied : adj firm
As in prop : verb hold up or lean against
As in bandage : verb cover a wound
As in tape : verb stick together with material
As in tie : verb connect, interlace
As in bind : verb fasten, secure
As in bundle : verb accumulate, package
As in cocoon : verb protect with covering
As in fasten : verb make secure; join together

Example sentences :

I see that your squire's eyes are starting from his head like a trussed crab.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Boiled partridges require to be trussed the same as chickens: from twenty to twenty-five minutes will do them sufficiently.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

He was bound and trussed so tightly that he could not make a move, either.
Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

A bundle of rags was trussed against the post of one of the stalls.
Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson

The most simple bridge or trussed form is the well-known A-shaped arch.
Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

"Trussed him up to the davit pole," he breathed in the inspector's ear.
Extract from : « The Pit Prop Syndicate » by Freeman Wills Crofts

He turned and went back to the dining cabin where Tallis was trussed up.
Extract from : « The Highest Treason » by Randall Garrett

"I am sorry to see it is your turn to be trussed up in bed, Dubois," he said.
Extract from : « The Albert Gate Mystery » by Louis Tracy

They trussed their captive with the lariat still snubbed to his saddle-horn.
Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn

Sailor now seized the trussed Jules from the bucket and flung him on the ground.
Extract from : « Messengers of Evil » by Pierre Souvestre

Synonyms for trussed

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