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(verb) support structurally, of roofs or bridges |
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Related Words: hold, hold up, support, sustain |
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(verb) tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking |
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Related Words: bind, tie |
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(noun) an assemblage of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss) |
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Related Words: frame, framework, framing |
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(noun) a device that is worn to hold a hernia in place |
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Related Words: device |
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(noun) (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) |
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Synonyms: corbel |
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Related Words: bracket, cul de lampe |
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(verb) secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners" |
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Synonyms: bind, tie down, tie up |
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Related Words: chain up, confine, hog-tie, hold, restrain |
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