bandage, patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

frame, framing, framework - a structure supporting or containing something

truss bridge - a bridge supported by trusses

bracket - an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)

cul de lampe - a corbel resembling the conical bottom of ancient lamps

architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

chain up - tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners"

faggot up, fagot, faggot - bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks"

faggot, fagot - fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them

hog-tie - tie together somebody's feet; "The prisoner was hog-tied"

restrain, hold, confine - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"