gird in English

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expr. gird (up) one's loins. See under loin.

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gird (1), verb, girtorgirded,girding.

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gird (2), verb, noun.
(Especially British.)

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noun a sharp or biting remark.

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v.i. (Figurative.) to get ready; prepare.
Ex. ""It's an invisible enemy we face,"" said a police chief in the north, girding for what everyone believes will be new ""troubles"" (New York Times).

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v.i. to jeer; sneer; scoff.

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v.t. to sneer at; mock; taunt.

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v.t. 1. to put a belt or girdle around.
Ex. The pirate girded his waist with a broad belt and stuffed a knife in it.
2. to fasten with a belt or girdle.
Ex. to gird up one's clothes.
3. to equip with a sword or weapon suspended