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  1. imp. & p. p. of Gird
  2. imp. & p. p. of Gird.
  3. v. To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree.
  4. a. Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.
  5. n. Same as Girth.
  6. imp. & p. p. of Gird. To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword. Shak. Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide. Same as Girth.
  7. v prepare oneself for a military confrontation v put a girdle on or around v bind with something round or circular