gird

1. n. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang. Source: opted

2. n. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer. Source: opted

3. v. To strike; to smite. Source: opted

4. v. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe. Source: opted

5. v. i. To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms. Source: opted

6. v. t. To encircle or bind with any flexible band. Source: opted

7. v. t. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc. Source: opted

8. v. t. To surround; to encircle, or encompass. Source: opted

9. v. t. To clothe; to swathe; to invest. Source: opted

10. v. t. To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest. Source: opted

11. v. prepare oneself for a military confrontation Source: wordnet

12. v. put a girdle on or around Source: wordnet

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