What part of speech is trussed?

Trussed can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. trussed is a verb, past participle of truss (infinitive).
  • 2. trussed is a verb, past simple of truss (infinitive).
  • 3. trussed is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more trussed
    most trussed
  • Positive: trussed 
  • Comparative: more trussed
  • Superlative: most trussed

What does trussed mean?

Definitions

Adjective

trussed - bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken"

Verb

truss - support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
truss - tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
truss - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"

Examples of trussed

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied.
2. adj. A trussed chicken.
3. verb The girls were trussed up and left in a cellar.
4. verb He trussed up the thief.
5. verb Truss the roofs.
Sentence  
adj.
The guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied.
A trussed chicken.
verb
The girls were trussed up and left in a cellar.
He trussed up the thief.
Truss the roofs.

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