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To surround or encircle
“They bridge the rivers, and they link the plains, and gird the land with their railway trains.”
To bind with a flexible rope or cord
“One was prepared to leave, and had only to gird his sword about his waist, when the other spoke suddenly.”
To encircle with, or as if with, a belt
“I will clothe him with your robe, gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority.”
To supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose
“So ought every messenger of truth daily to gird himself for the severest encounters.”
To prepare oneself for something challenging
“But science closely invests the walls, and philosophers gird themselves for battle upon the last and greatest of all speculative problems.”
To jeer at or make fun of
“Fear him not, Caeser. He's not dangerous. Being mov'd, he will not spare to gird the gods.”
To follow a course that forms a loop or loops
To fix securely or tightly
To make something stronger or firmer, literally or figuratively
To secure by building defenses around
To make or become physically hard or harder
To speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse
To shut off from view
Plural for a cutting or critical remark
“I thank thee for that gird, good Tranio.”
Plural for a structure that complements or supplements something else
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