Related / Similar Words:
corbel, tie down, tie up, bind Definition: (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent);a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss);(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure;support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges";secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed";tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it;
Hyponyms: cul de lampe, chain up, faggot, fagot, faggot up, hog-tie Entailments: fasten, fix, secure Part Meronyms: truss bridge Derivational Morphology:
corbel Anagrams:
strut, trust
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