Definition of gird Gird
/gɚˈd/ - [gerd] - gird
We found 24 definitions of gird from 7 different sources.
Advertising
What does gird mean?
WordNet
Verb |
||
| gird - bind with something round or circular | ||
| encircle | ||
| bind form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" | ||
| hoop bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats" | ||
| gird - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" | ||
| arm, build up, fortify | ||
| demilitarise, demilitarize, disarm do away with the military organization and potential of | ||
| re-arm, rearm arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm" | ||
| forearm arm in advance of a confrontation | ||
| gird - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" | ||
| girdle | ||
| environ, skirt, surround, border, ring pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gird (n.)
A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang. - gird (n.)
A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer. - gird (v.)
To strike; to smite. - gird (v.)
To sneer at; to mock; to gibe. - gird (v. i.)
To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms. - gird (v. t.)
To encircle or bind with any flexible band. - gird (v. t.)
To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc. - gird (v. t.)
To surround; to encircle, or encompass. - gird (v. t.)
To clothe; to swathe; to invest. - gird (v. t.)
To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
-
gird
To prepare oneself for a military confrontation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
gird
gėrd, v.i. to gibe, jeer (with at).—v.t. (obs.) to taunt.—n. (obs.) a sneer. [A.S. gyrd, gierd, rod.] -
gird
gėrd, v.t. to bind round: to make fast by binding: to surround: to clothe, furnish:—pa.t. and pa.p. gird′ed or girt.—n. Gird′er, one of the principal pieces of timber in a floor binding the others together: in engineering, any simple or compound beam of wood, iron, or steel used to support joisting, walls, arches, &c., in various kinds of bridges.—Gird one's self, to tuck up loose garments under the girdle: to brace the mind for any trial or effort. [A.S. gyrdan; cf. Ger. gürten, garden, Eng. yard.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
-
gird
To bind; used formerly for striking a blow.
Part of speech
🔤Pronunciation
Word frequency
Sign Language
Your last searches
Last searches
Advertising
Jump to
Advertising