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Gird is defined as to tighten or enclose with a band or belt.

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An example of gird is using a belt to make a pair of pants tighter.

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transitive verb girded or girt, girding

to encircle or fasten with a belt or band
to surround, encircle, or enclose
1. to equip, furnish, clothe, etc.
2. to endow with some attribute
to prepare (oneself) for action

Origin: ME girden < OE gyrdan, akin to Ger gürten < IE base *gherdh-, to enclose > yard

noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb

gibe; scoff; jeer

Origin: ME girden, to strike, assail with words < ? OE *gyrdan for *gierdan, lit., to rod < gierd, gerd, a rod (see yard): infl. by gird

See gird in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds

verb, transitive

a. To encircle with a belt or band.
b. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
c. To surround. See Synonyms at surround.
To equip or endow.
To prepare (oneself) for action.

verb, intransitive

To prepare for action: “Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war” (W. Bruce Lincoln).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English girden

Origin: , from Old English gyrdan; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots

intr. & tr.v. gird·ed, gird·ing, girds

To jeer or jeer at.

noun

A sarcastic remark.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English girden, to strike

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