to gird
3
8.5
- verb
- /ɡɜrd/
:
ceñir
- A plain pigskin belt girded his waist.
- girded loins
- girded at the waist
Examples
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Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.
Blog text (2) -
To be on the safe side, I girded the case with a black leather belt with an old-fashioned buckle.
Fiction book (2000) -
And of my own free will, I girded it about me.
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Her sword is girded at her side, her helmet on her head.
Blog text (26) -
Arise, my brethren, gird up your loins, collect your forces, and come to us.
Academic text (2010) -
Mighty warriors with plumed helmets, powerful thews, girded loins, and all that.
Fiction book (1995) -
13:4 riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself.
Blog text (4) -
His goatskin jerkin was girded by a sash of many colors loosely intertwined, from which dangled tinkling trinkets of silver and gold.
Fiction book (1993) -
He girded the tree with a sturdy rope to support its branches.
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Before the race, the athlete girded his waist with a supportive belt for better stability.
Synonyms
33
3.4
To form a circle around a person or thing
30
3.3
To tie things together with a loop of material
11
1.0
To tie or secure something with a strong cord
8
5.5
To fasten a strap tightly so it does not slip
8
1.1
To fasten clothing around the waist with a strap
1
7.0
Put a belt or band around something
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gird comes from an old English word that meant 'to tie' or 'to wrap'. It is the same root as girdle and girth, things you put around your waist, so to gird something is to put a belt or band around it or bind it closely.