girth

girth  (gûrth)

n.

1. The distance around something; the circumference.

2. Size; bulk: a person of large girth.

3. A strap encircling an animal's body in order to secure a load or saddle on its back; a cinch.

tr.v. girthed, girth·ing, girths

1. To measure the circumference of.

2. To encircle.

3. To secure with a girth.

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[Middle English gerth, girth strap, from Old Norse gjördh, girdle; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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girth

Noun

1. the measurement around something

2. a band fastened round a horse's middle to keep the saddle in position [Old Norse gjörth belt]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	girth - the distance around a person's body circumference, perimeter - the size of something as given by the distance around it spread - the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"
	2.	girth - stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place cinch harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse
Verb	1.	girth - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" cinch fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

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girth

noun size, measure, proportions, dimensions, bulk, measurement(s), circumference

Translations

girth [gəːθ] n → circunferencia; [of saddle] → cincha

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girth [gəːθ] n → circonférence f [of horse]; sangle f

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girth [gəːθ] n → Umfang m;

(of horse) → Sattelgurt m

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girth [gəːθ] n → circonferenza; [of horse] → cinghia

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girth

n girth [gəːθ]

1 the measurement round a tree, a person's waist etc. omtrek مِقياس مُحيط الجِسم أو الشَّجَرَه обиколка obvod omkreds; vidde der Umfang περιφέρεια contorno, circunferencia, perímetro ümbermõõt محیط؛ دور ympärysmitta ciconférence, tour הקף परिमंडल, परिधि kolan, obujam kerület ukuran lingkar ummál; mittismál circonferenza; girovita 胴回り 둘레의 치수 apimtis apkārtmērs ukur keliling omtrek omfang, omkrets, (liv)vidde obwód medida de cintura circumferinţă обхват; размер obvod obseg obim omfång, omkrets, midjemått การวัดรอบเอว çevre (ölçüsü) 週長，圍長 обхват کسی جسم یا شے کا گھیر chu vi 周长

2 the strap that holds a saddle on a horse. buikgord حِزام سَرْج الحِصان колан на седло popruh gjord der Sattelgurt λουρί που κρατάει σταθερή τη σέλα cincha sadulavöö بند زین satulavyö sangle חגורת האוקף कसन kolan heveder pengikat perut kviðband cinghia, sottopancia 腹帯 뱃대끈 pavarža seglu josta tali perut buikriem sal-/bukgjord popręg cilha chin­gă подпруга popruh podprsnica kolan sadelgjord สายรัด kolan (馬的)肚帶 попруга گھوڑے کا تنگ đai yên （马的）肚带