girt

[ gurt ]

/ gɜrt /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of gird¹.

Words nearby girt

Girondist, gironny, girosol, girr, girsh, girt, girth, Girtin, girtline, GI's, gisant

Definition for girt (2 of 4)

girt²

[ gurt ]

/ gɜrt /

verb (used with object)

gird¹ (def. 1).

Definition for girt (3 of 4)

girt³

[ gurt ]

/ gɜrt /

noun, verb (used with object)

girth.

Definition for girt (4 of 4)

girt⁴

[ gurt ]

/ gɜrt /

noun

Carpentry.

a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.

Printing. (in certain hand presses) one of a pair of leather straps having one end fastened to the bed and the other to the rounce, for drawing the bed under the platen.

Origin of girt

⁴

First recorded in 1555–65; alteration of girth

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Example sentences from the Web for girt

The hosts of King Stephen girt the hill round, so that there was no escape for the men who stood upon it.
Legends of Longdendale|Thomas Middleton
He came wearing his armour, girt with his sword, and with his golden spurs of knighthood on his heels.
Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9)|Anonymous
Anon you found yourself in a turfy wilderness, girt in apparently by dark woods.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli
But the majority made for the hills, which girt the town like giants.
The Johnstown Horror|James Herbert Walker

The glistening helmet of Achilles was on his head, and his armor was girt around his body.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy

British Dictionary definitions for girt (1 of 2)

girt¹

/ (ɡɜːt) /

verb

a past tense and past participle of gird 1

adjective

nautical moored securely to prevent swinging

British Dictionary definitions for girt (2 of 2)

girt²

/ (ɡɜːt) /

verb

(tr) to bind or encircle; gird

to measure the girth of (something)

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单词	girt
释义	girt ¹ [ gurt ] / gɜrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR girt ON THESAURUS.COM verb a simple past tense and past participle of gird¹. Words nearby girt Girondist, gironny, girosol, girr, girsh, girt, girth, Girtin, girtline, GI's, gisant Definition for girt (2 of 4) girt² [ gurt ] / gɜrt / verb (used with object) gird¹ (def. 1). Definition for girt (3 of 4) girt³ [ gurt ] / gɜrt / noun, verb (used with object) girth. Definition for girt (4 of 4) girt⁴ [ gurt ] / gɜrt / noun Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters. Printing. (in certain hand presses) one of a pair of leather straps having one end fastened to the bed and the other to the rounce, for drawing the bed under the platen. Origin of girt ⁴ First recorded in 1555–65; alteration of girth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for girt The hosts of King Stephen girt the hill round, so that there was no escape for the men who stood upon it. Legends of Longdendale\|Thomas Middleton He came wearing his armour, girt with his sword, and with his golden spurs of knighthood on his heels. Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9)\|Anonymous Anon you found yourself in a turfy wilderness, girt in apparently by dark woods. Coningsby\|Benjamin Disraeli But the majority made for the hills, which girt the town like giants. The Johnstown Horror\|James Herbert Walker The glistening helmet of Achilles was on his head, and his armor was girt around his body. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy British Dictionary definitions for girt (1 of 2) girt¹ / (ɡɜːt) / verb a past tense and past participle of gird 1 adjective nautical moored securely to prevent swinging British Dictionary definitions for girt (2 of 2) girt² / (ɡɜːt) / verb (tr) to bind or encircle; gird to measure the girth of (something) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to girt encircle, girdle, envelop, beset, gird, environ, compass, enclose, ring, circle, belt, begird, cincture, engirdle, hem in
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girt

verb

Words nearby girt

Definition for girt (2 of 4)

verb (used with object)

Definition for girt (3 of 4)

noun, verb (used with object)

Definition for girt (4 of 4)

noun

Origin of girt

Example sentences from the Web for girt

British Dictionary definitions for girt (1 of 2)

verb

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for girt (2 of 2)

verb

Words related to girt