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Gird has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

A sarcastic remark.

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 Iraqi border"

2

put a girdle on or around

"gird your loins"

3

bind with something round or circular

4

To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

5

To jeer at.

Example Sentences
"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East" verb
"troops are building up on the Iraqi border" verb
"gird your loins" verb
See Also
jeer overgird engird guard encircle girder prepare girds
Related Terms
Antonyms
demilitarize
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
surround bind
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
rearm forearm hoop
Rhyming Words
wird jird bird hird caird reird third weird baird faird laird upgird oxbird zubird engird begird braird ungird wetbird figbird
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