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- Dictionarygird/ɡəːd/
verb
- 1. encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band: literary "a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood"
- 2. prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging: "they are girding themselves for the upcoming court case" Similar
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1. : to prepare (oneself) for action. 2. a. : to encircle or bind with a flexible band (such as a belt) b. : to make (something, such as clothing or a sword ) fast or secure (as with a cord or belt) gird a sword by a belt. c. : surround. 3. : provide, equip. especially : to invest with the sword of knighthood. intransitive verb.
to tie something around your body or part of your body: The knights girded them selves for battle (= put on their swords and fighting clothes). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fastening and tying. be locked together idiom. belay. bind. board something up phrasal verb. bound. bowline. clamp. gag. half hitch. harness. hobble. hogtie.
To gird is to prepare for a military attack, but more loosely it refers to readying oneself for any kind of confrontation. When you gird for something, you are preparing for the worst-case scenario. Gird can also mean "fasten something tightly with a belt or a band" (as in " gird your loins"), or it can mean "to surround or encircle."
Gird definition: to encircle or bind with a belt or band.. See examples of GIRD used in a sentence.
11 meanings: 1. to put a belt, girdle, etc around (the waist or hips) 2. to bind or secure with or as if with a belt 3. to.... Click for more definitions.
1. to put a belt, girdle, etc, around (the waist or hips) 2. to bind or secure with or as if with a belt: to gird on one's armour. 3. to surround; encircle. 4. to prepare (oneself) for action (esp in the phrase gird (up) one's loins) 5. to endow with a rank, attribute, etc, esp knighthood.
• The first people to leave went off hastily, while others lingered, girding themselves for the streets. gird (yourself) for something • Both the defenders and opponents of the Constitution girded for a tough fight.
