truss

(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure

a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)

(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it

secure with or as if with ropes

• “tie down the prisoners”
• “tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed”

support structurally

• “truss the roofs”
• “trussed bridges”