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 [gɜːθ]

n

1. the distance around something; circumference

2. size or bulk a man of great girth

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position

vb

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (usually foll by up) to fasten a girth on (a horse)

2. (tr) to encircle or surround

[from Old Norse gjörth belt; related to Gothic gairda girdle¹; see gird¹]

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 She had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth.

Translations

girth [gɜːθ] N

1. (for saddle) → cincha f

2. (= measure) [of tree] → circunferencia f; [of person's waist] → contorno m
because of its great girth → por su gran tamaño, por lo abultado

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girth [ˈgɜː^rθ] n

[thing] → circonférence f

[person] his ample girth → sa corpulence

(= strap) [horse] → sangle f

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girth

n

(= circumference) → Umfang m; in girth → im Umfang; a man of ample girth → ein Mann mit beträchtlichem Umfang

(= harness) → (Sattel)gurt m

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girth [gɜːθ] n (for saddle) → sottopancia m inv; (measure, of tree) → circonferenza; (of person's waist) → (giro) vita

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girth [gɜːθ] n (for saddle) → sottopancia m inv; (measure, of tree) → circonferenza; (of person's waist) → (giro) vita

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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 (물건의) 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) (樹幹或腰圍的)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 (말 등의) 뱃대끈 pavarža seglu josta tali perut buikriem sal-/bukgjord popręg cilha chin­gă подпруга popruh podprsnica kolan sadelgjord สายรัด kolan (固定馬鞍用的)肚帶 попруга گھوڑے کا تنگ đai yên （马的）肚带