Thesaurus: gird

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1. n. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
2. n. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
3. v. To strike; to smite.
4. v. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
5. v. i. To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
6. v. t. To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
7. v. t. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
8. v. t. To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
9. v. t. To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
10. v. t. To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
11. v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
12. v. put a girdle on or around