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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gird1 /gɜrd/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], gird•ed or girt/gɜrt/USA pronunciation gird•ing. - to put a belt or band around (oneself);
bind with a belt or band:[~ + oneself]They girded themselves with brightly colored cords. - to surround;
enclose;
hem in:[~ + no object]The enemy was girded by our troops. - to prepare (oneself ) for action;
brace:[~ + oneself]girded themselves for battle.
Idioms- Idioms gird one's loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring strength or endurance.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gird1 (gûrd),USA pronunciation v.t., gird•ed or girt, gird•ing. - to encircle or bind with a belt or band.
- to surround;
enclose;
hem in. - to prepare (oneself ) for action:He girded himself for the trial ahead.
- to provide, equip, or invest, as with power or strength.
- bef. 950; Middle English girden, Old English gyrdan; cognate with German gürten
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brace, steel, fortify, strengthen.
gird2 (gûrd),USA pronunciation v.i. - to gibe;
jeer (usually fol. by at).
v.t. - to gibe or jeer at;
taunt.
n. - a gibe.
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- Middle English gyrd a stroke, blow, hence a cutting remark, derivative of girden to strike, smite 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: 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)
Etymology: Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrtha, Old High German gurten gird /ɡɜːd/ Northern English dialect vb - when intr, followed by at: to jeer (at someone); mock
n - a taunt; gibe
Etymology: 13th Century girden to strike, cut, of unknown origin |