- verbgird (verb) · girds (third person present) · girded (past tense) · girding (present participle) · girt (past participle)
- literaryencircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band:"a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood"
- secure (a garment or sword) on the body with a belt or band:"a white robe girded with a magenta sash"
- surround; encircle:"steel rings that gird the elongated, tubular building"
- (gird oneself)prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging:"they are girding themselves for the upcoming court case"
OriginOld English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gorden and German gürten, also to girdle and girth.verbgird (verb) · girds (third person present) · girded (past tense) · girded (past participle) · girding (present participle)- make cutting or critical remarks:"they girded at the committee"
noungird (noun) · girds (plural noun)- a cutting or critical remark; a taunt.
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘strike, stab’): of unknown origin.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging:
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- The verb "gird" has several meanings:
- To put a belt or girdle around the waist or hips.
- To surround or encircle.
- To prepare oneself for action, often expressed as "gird (up) one's loins"12.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.gird /ɡɜːd/ vb (girds, girding, girded, girt) (transitive) to put a belt, girdle, etc, around (the waist or hips) to bind or secure with or as if with a belt: to gird on one's armour to surround; encircle to prepare (oneself) for action (esp in the phrase gird (up) one's loins)www.wordreference.com/definition/girdTo surround, encircle (the waist, a person about the waist) with a belt or girdle, esp. for the purpose of confining the garments and allowing freer action to the body. Chiefly reflexive or passive; also, after Biblical phrase, to gird one's loins, to gird one's reins, etc. Also to gird up, to gird about.www.oed.com/dictionary/gird_v1 Gird Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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