begird
verb
be·gird bi-ˈgərd 
bē-
begirt bi-ˈgərt
bē-
also begirded; begirding transitive verb
1
: gird sense 2a
2
: surround, encompass
Synonyms
- band
- belt
- engird [archaic]
- engirdle
- enwind
- gird
- girdle
- girt
- girth
- wrap
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Example Sentences
a white granite boulder begirt with a band of dark gray
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
begirt
verb
variants also begirded
as in wrapped
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt a white granite boulder begirt with a band of dark gray Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wrapped
- girt
- girthed
- girted
- belted
- girdled
- circled
- girded
- lashed
- wound
- banded
- engirded
- engirdled
- trussed
- tied up
- enwound
- wreathed
- winded
- enchained
- looped
- corded
- bandaged
- roped
- swathed
- wired
- chained
- taped
- shackled
- enwreathed
- enswathed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- untied
- unwrapped
- ungirded
- unshackled
- unbound
- unwound
- unlashed
- clinking
- clinks
- clinkstone
- clinkstones
- clinkum clankum
- clino-
- clinoaxes
- clinoaxis
- clinocephalies
- clinocephalisms
- clinocephalyes
- clinocephalys
- clinochlore
- clinochlorite
- clinoclase
- clinoclasite
- clinodactylies
- clinodactylyes
- clinodactylys
- clinodiagonal
- clinodiagonals
- clinodomatic
- clinodome
- clinoedrite
- clinoenstatite