(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
To ~ someone means to tie them up very tightly so that they cannot move. (WRITTEN)
She ~ed him quickly with stolen bandage, and gagged his mouth.
= bind
VERB: V n
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Truss up means the same as ~ .
She was ~ed up with yellow nylon rope.
PHRASAL VERB: usu passive, be V-ed P, also V n P
2.
A ~ is a special belt with a pad that a man wears when he has a hernia in order to prevent it from getting worse.
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