GIRD definition

GIRD

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WordNet

(1) 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"

(2) Bind with something round or circular

(3) Put a girdle on or around

"Gird your loins"

(4) Encircle or bind

"Trees girded the green fields"

WiktionaryText

To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
To encircle with, or as if with a belt.

The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.

Our home is girt by sea... - Advance Australia Fair