girt (redirected from girts)

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.

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[Variant of gird.]

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girt ²  (gûrt)

v.

A past tense and a past participle of gird¹.

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girt¹

vb

a past tense and past participle of gird¹

adj

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical moored securely to prevent swinging

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girt²

vb

1. (tr) to bind or encircle; gird

2. to measure the girth of (something)