meaning of gird
1. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
2. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
3. To strike; to smite.
4. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
5. To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
6. To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
7. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
8. To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
9. To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
10. To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird ones self for a contest.
11. prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U. S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui
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Related Words
gird | girded | girder | girding | girdle | girdled | girdler | girdlestead | girdling |
