Gird - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To gird is to prepare for a military attack, but more loosely it refers to readying oneself for any kind of confrontation When you gird for something, you are preparing for the worst-case scenario Gird can also mean "fasten something tightly with a belt or a band" (as in " gird your loins"), or it can mean "to surround or encircle "
gird - WordReference. com Dictionary of English gird1 gɜrd v [~ + object], gird•ed or girt gɜrt gird•ing bind with a belt or band:[~ + oneself] They girded themselves with brightly colored cords hem in:[~ + no object] The enemy was girded by our troops brace:[~ + oneself] girded themselves for battle
Girds - definition of girds by The Free Dictionary To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band b To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band c To surround 2 To prepare (oneself) for action To prepare for action: "Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war" (W Bruce Lincoln)
gird - definition of gird - synonyms, pronunciation, spelling from Free . . . To encircle or bind with any flexible band [1913 Webster] 2 To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc [1913 Webster] 3 To surround; to encircle, or encompass [1913 Webster] That Nyseian isle, Girt with the River Triton --Milton [1913 Webster] 4 To clothe; to swathe; to invest [1913 Webster]