Antonyms for trussed
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : truhst |
Phonetic Transcription : trÊŒst |
- aid
- allow
- assist
- center
- compliment
- confuse
- destroy
- detach
- disconnect
- discourage
- disjoin
- disperse
- displace
- dissuade
- divide
- divorce
- drop
- fail
- fall
- fall behind
- forget
- free
- go ahead
- halt
- help
- hinder
- lay bare
- leave
- let
- let down
- let go
- liberate
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- neglect
- open
- permit
- praise
- refuse
- reject
- release
- remove
- scatter
- separate
- set free
- spread
- succeed
- surpass
- unbind
- unchain
- uncover
- unfasten
- unfix
- unglue
- unhitch
- unlace
- unlink
- unlock
- unseal
- unsettle
- unstick
- untape
- untie
- unwrap
- weaken
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
- 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
- adhere
- affix
- anchor
- attach
- bale
- band
- bandage
- bar
- batten
- beamed
- bear up
- belt
- bind
- bolster
- bolt
- bond
- border
- bound
- brace
- buoy
- button
- buttress
- carpentered
- carry
- catch
- cement
- chain
- cinch
- cinched
- clamp
- cleave
- clinch
- close
- clothe
- cohere
- connect
- constrict
- constructed
- couple
- cover
- cushion
- do up
- dress
- edge
- embed
- encase
- enchain
- enfetter
- envelop
- establish
- fasten
- fetter
- finish
- fix
- fixed
- fold
- freeze to
- furl
- gird
- girdered
- girth
- glue
- grip
- hamper
- handcuff
- hem
- hitch
- hitch on
- hobble
- hold
- hold together
- hook
- hook on
- hook up
- implant
- infix
- insulate
- jam
- join
- knot
- lace
- lap
- lash
- leash
- link
- lock
- lodge
- maintain
- make a bow
- make a hitch
- make a knot
- make fast
- make firm
- manacle
- marry
- moor
- mortise
- muzzle
- nail
- pack
- pad
- palletize
- paste
- peg down
- pin
- pin down
- pinion
- put together
- raftered
- rest
- restrain
- restrict
- rivet
- rope
- scaffolded
- screw
- seal
- secure
- secured
- set
- settle
- shackle
- shore
- solder
- splice
- stand
- stay
- stay put
- stick
- strap
- strengthen
- string
- support
- sustain
- swaddle
- swathe
- tack on
- tag
- tether
- tie
- tie up
- tighten
- timbered
- trammel
- trim
- truss
- trussed
- underprop
- unite
- uphold
- wed
- wedge
- weld
- wire
- wrap
- yoke
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