girt 1
(gûrt)v. girt·ed, girt·ing, girts
v.tr.1. To gird.
2. To secure with a girth.
3. To measure the girth of.
v.intr. To measure in girth.
girt 2
(gûrt)v.A past tense and a past participle of
gird1.
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girt
(ɡɜːt) vb a past tense and past participle of
gird1 adj (Nautical Terms) nautical moored securely to prevent swinging
girt
(ɡɜːt) vb1. (tr) to bind or encircle; gird
2. to measure the girth of (something)
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gird1
(gɜrd)
v.t. girded or girt, gird•ing. 1. to encircle or bind with a belt or band.
2. to surround; enclose; hem in.
3. to prepare (oneself) for action; brace.
4. to equip or invest, as with power or strength.
Idioms: gird (up) one's loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring strength or endurance.
[before 950; Middle English; Old English gyrdan, c. Old Saxon gurdian, Old High German gurten, Old Norse gyrtha]
gird′ing•ly, adv.
gird2
(gɜrd)
v.i. 1. to gibe; jeer (usu. fol. by at).
v.t. 2. to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
n. 3. a gibe.
[1175-1225;Middle English gyrd a stroke, blow, hence a cutting remark, derivative of girden to strike, of obscure orig.]
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