Gird
11gird — [ gɜrd ] verb transitive to prepare for a difficult activity: The army is girding itself for a renewed assault by the rebels. a. gird up your loins OFTEN HUMOROUS or gird yourself (up) to prepare for something difficult or dangerous …
12Gird — (also can be known as Gopasetra in ancient times, or Gwalior region later) is a region of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It includes the districts of Bhind, Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur, and Shivpuri. Gwalior is the largest city in the region …
13gird — vb *surround, environ, encircle, circle, encompass, compass, hem, girdle, ring Analogous words: *enclose, envelop, wall: confine, circumscribe, *limit gird vb sneer, flout, *scoff, jeer, gibe, fleer Analogous words: deride, mock, taunt, twit,… …
14gird — [v1] encircle; strengthen band, belt, bind, block, blockade, bolster, brace, buttress, cincture, circle, enclose, encompass, enfold, environ, fasten, fortify, girdle, hem in*, make ready, pen, prepare, ready, reinforce, ring, round, secure, steel …
15gird — ► VERB (past and past part. girded or girt) literary 1) encircle or secure with a belt or band. 2) (often in phrase gird one s loins) prepare and strengthen oneself for what is to come. ORIGIN Old English, related to GIRDLE(Cf. ↑girdle) and …
16gird|er — gird|er1 «GUR duhr», noun. a main supporting beam, made of steel, concrete or wood. The weight of a floor is usually supported by girders. A tall building or big bridge often has steel girders for its frame. ╂[< gird1 + er1] gird|er2 «GUR… …
17gird — index border (bound), circumscribe (surround by boundary), embrace (encircle), enclose, encompass (surround) …
18gird — (v.) O.E. gyrdan put a belt or girdle around; encircle, surround; invest with attributes, from P.Gmc. *gurthjanan (Cf. O.N. gyrða, O.S. gurdian, O.Fris. gerda, Du. gorden, O.H.G. gurtan, Ger. gürten). Related to O.E. geard hedge, enclosure (see… …
19gird — The normal past tense and past participle of the verb meaning ‘to encircle or secure with a band or belt’ is girded, but girt has been in use as recently as the 19c and is still used as an archaism, especially in adjectival compounds such as sea… …
20gird — gird1 [gʉrd] vt. girded or girt, girding [ME girden < OE gyrdan, akin to Ger gürten < IE base * gherdh , to enclose > YARD2] 1. to encircle or fasten with a belt or band 2. to surround, encircle, or enclose 3 …
