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  • past participle of truss.
  • past tense form of truss.
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trussed

[truhst] / trʌst /


ADJECTIVE
tied
Synonyms


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It’s a childish performance that is trussed up as an important meditation on the Declaration.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

"He's not used to being all trussed up like that, you see."

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2023

Don't cut your carrot on the board you just trussed the chicken on either.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2023

I felt like a trussed turkey as the time came to give the rope that tethered me to the oak a pull.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2017

At first he's surprised to see me trussed up, then he shrugs and doesn't look at me anymore.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick


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