gird – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
gird
v.
put on a belt, encircle (i.e. with a strap); surround; prepare, equip; jeer, taunt
Gird
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gird
Verb
1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
(synonym) arm, build up, fortify
(hyponym) rearm, re-arm
2. encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"
(synonym) girth, girt, begird
(hypernym) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
3. put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"
(synonym) girdle
(hypernym) surround, skirt, border
4. bind with something round or circular
(synonym) encircle
(hypernym) bind
(hyponym) hoop
Gird
(v.)
To strike; to smite.
(v.)
To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
(v. t.)
To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
(v. t.)
To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
(v. t.)
To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
(v. t.)
To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
(v. t.)
To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
(v. i.)
To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
(n.)
A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
(n.)
A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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