trussed up

Meanings

• Transitive verb

  To secure or fasten (meat, game, or other food) with string, wire, or netting, typically before cooking.

  - "Before roasting the turkey, it should be trussed up to keep its shape."
  - "The butcher will truss up your chicken for a small fee."

• Transitive verb

  To secure or fasten (someone or something) in a fixed or helpless position, typically using ropes or bonds.

  - "The pirates trussed up their captive and left him on the deserted island."
  - "The detective trussed up the suspect to prevent any attempts at escape."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with trussed up
crusade , mussed up , fussed up

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Variants

List of all variants of trussed up that leads to same result
truss , trussed , trusser , trussers , trusses , trussing

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Etymology

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From the Old French trusser, to fasten, secure.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'trussed up' is also used in the context of sailing to describe a sail that has been furled or rolled up.

2. In ancient Rome, trussed up was a form of punishment, where the victim was tied up and suspended from a wall or tree.

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Related Concepts

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1. Butchering: The process of preparing meat for consumption, which often involves trussing up the animal before slaughter.

2. Cooking: The art of preparing food for consumption, which often involves trussing up meat before cooking.

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Culture

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Trussing up is a common practice in cooking to keep the shape of poultry or game during roasting. In a metaphorical sense, it can also refer to someone being put in a helpless or powerless position.

How to Memorize "trussed up"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a turkey being trussed up with strings before roasting. Imagine the process step by step.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'trussed up' with the image of a cooked turkey or a person being restrained.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'trussed up' as 'Turkey Under Proper Strings' or 'Tied Up Restrained Suspect'.

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