The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TRUSSING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1973.
Tying securely crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRUSSING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tying securely
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bind
- knit
- tie
- tied
- ties
- fasten
- kbit
- knitted
- gasket
- gird
- knot
- ribbon
Crossword Answer definitions
TRUSSING verb- To tie up a bird before cooking it.
- To secure or bind with ropes.
- To support.
- To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
- To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
- To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.
- The timbers, etc., that form a truss.
- The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, etc., by putting in struts, ties, etc., until it has something of the character of a truss.
- The act of a hawk or other bird of prey in seizing its quarry and soaring into the air with it.
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