trussing
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Synonyms: trusting, tussing, pressing, trudging, bruising, tussling, crossing, dressing, crushing, tossing, brushing
Antonyms: trusting, tussing, pressing, trudging, bruising, tussling, crossing, dressing, crushing, tossing, brushing
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Verb
- {{infl of|en|truss||ing-form}}
Noun
- {{lb|en|architecture|engineering}} The [[timber]]s, etc., that form a [[truss]].
- The art of [[stiffen]]ing or [[brace|bracing]] a set of timbers, etc., by putting in [[strut]]s, [[tie]]s, etc., until it has something of the character of a truss.
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of a [[hawk]] or other [[bird of prey]] in [[seize|seizing]] its [[quarry]] and [[soar]]ing into the air with it.
Adjective
- {{lb|en|heraldry|of a|bird}} In the act of seizing (something).
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