GIRD
\ɡˈɜːd], \ɡˈɜːd], \ɡ_ˈɜː_d]\
Definitions of GIRD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"
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prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
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put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
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A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
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To strike; to smite.
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To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
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To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
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To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
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To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
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To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
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To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
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To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
By Oddity Software
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A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
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A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
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To strike; to smite.
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To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
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To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
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To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
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To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
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To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
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To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
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To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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To bind round with any flexible substance; to make fast by binding; to put on; to surround; to clothe.
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To gibe; to sneer.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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