Gird Synonyms & Definitions

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• GirdDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v.) To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
2. (n.) A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
3. (n.) A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
4. (v. t.) To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
5. (v. t.) To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
6. (v.) To strike; to smite.
7. (v. i.) To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
8. (v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird ones self for a contest.
9. (v. t.) To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
10. (v. t.) To surround; to encircle, or encompass.

• GirderDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) One who girds; a satirist.
2. (n.) One who, or that which, girds.
3. (n.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double.

• GirdledDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Girdle