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girth
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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
Verb1.girth - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses"
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

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 girthpor su gran tamaño, por lo abultado

girth [ˈgɜːrθ] n
[thing] → circonférence f
[person] his ample girth → sa corpulence
(= strap) [horse] → sangle f

girth
n
(= circumference)Umfang m; in girthim Umfang; a man of ample girthein Mann mit beträchtlichem Umfang
(= harness)(Sattel)gurt m

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

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
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)肚带


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