gird

gird ¹  (gûrd)

v. gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds

v.tr.

1.

a. To encircle with a belt or band.

b. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.

c. To surround. See Synonyms at surround.

2. To equip or endow.

3. To prepare (oneself) for action.

v.intr.

To prepare for action: "Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

Idiom:

gird (up) (one's) loins

To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.

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[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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gird ²  (gûrd)

intr. & tr.v. gird·ed, gird·ing, girds

To jeer or jeer at.

n.

A sarcastic remark.

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[Middle English girden, to strike.]

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gird

Verb

[girding, girded] or girt

1. to put a belt or girdle around

2. gird up one's loins to prepare oneself for action [Old English gyrdan]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	gird - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" arm, build up, fortify re-arm, rearm - arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm" forearm - arm in advance of a confrontation
	2.	gird - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" girdle border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
	3.	gird - bind with something round or circular encircle hoop - bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats" bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

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gird

verb 1. girdle, bind, belt

verb 2. surround, ring, pen, enclose, encompass, encircle, hem in, enfold, engird

verb 3. prepare, ready, steel, brace, fortify, make or get ready