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verb (used with object), gird·ed or girt, gird·ing.
1.
to encircle or bind with a belt or band.
2.
to surround; enclose; hem in.
3.
to prepare (oneself) for action: He girded himself for the trial ahead.
4.
to provide, equip, or invest, as with power or strength.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English girden, Old English gyrdan; cognate with German gürten
before 950; Middle English girden, Old English gyrdan; cognate with German gürten
Related forms
gird·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. brace, steel, fortify, strengthen.
3. brace, steel, fortify, strengthen.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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verb (used without object)
1.
to gibe; jeer (usually followed by at ).
verb (used with object)
2.
to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
noun
3.
a gibe.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English gyrd a stroke, blow, hence a cutting remark, derivative of girden to strike, smite < ?
1175–1225; Middle English gyrd a stroke, blow, hence a cutting remark, derivative of girden to strike, smite < ?
Related forms
gird·ing·ly, adverb
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gird1 (ɡɜːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , girds, girding, girded, girt | |
| 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 |
| [Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrtha, Old High German gurten] | |
| gird2 (ɡɜːd) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to jeer (at someone); mock |
| 2. | (tr) to strike (a blow at someone) |
| 3. | (intr) to move at high speed |
| —n | |
| 4. | a. a blow or stroke |
| b. a taunt; gibe | |
| 5. | a display of bad temper or anger (esp in the phrases in a gird; throw a gird) |
| [C13 girden to strike, cut, of unknown origin] | |
| gird3 (ɡɪrd) | |
| —n | |
| (Scot) Also: girr a hoop, esp a child's hoop | |
| [a Scot variant of | |
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Word Origin & History
gird
O.E. gyrdan "put a belt or girdle around," from P.Gmc. *gurthjanan (cf. O.N. gyrða, O.Fris. gerda, O.H.G. gurtan, Ger. Gürten). Related to O.E. geard "hedge, enclosure" (see yard (1)). Girder "main beam that carries flooring" is first attested 1611.
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Example sentences
Straps that gird the bags will allow the crane operator to move any that did not settle in the right place.
It is critical that the surveyor's gird stakes remain in place until after the system is installed and inspected.
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