as in tied
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting
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Recent Examples of trussed
Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.
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Esther Yi,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Some are speckled with herbs, many are trussed and two come with a wedge of citrus.
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Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 June 2025
Esther Yi,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.
—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Some are speckled with herbs, many are trussed and two come with a wedge of citrus.
—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trussed
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Friday’s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox.
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The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches.
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Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
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What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
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