1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Truss.

2. (n.) The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively.

3. (n.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss.

4. (n.) The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air.