Gird

n.	1.	A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang. Conscience . . . is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels. - Tillotson.
	2.	A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer. I thank thee for that gird, good Tranio. - Shak.
v. t.	1.	To strike; to smite. To slay him and to girden off his head. - Chaucer.
	2.	To sneer at; to mock; to gibe. Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms. Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. - Shak.
v. t.	1.	To encircle or bind with any flexible band. [imp. & p. p. Girt or Girded; p. pr. & vb. n. Girding.]
	2.	To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
	3.	To surround; to encircle, or encompass. That Nyseian isle, Girt with the River Triton. - Milton.
	4.	To clothe; to swathe; to invest. I girded thee about with fine linen. - Ezek. xvi. 10. The Son . . . appeared Girt with omnipotence. - Milton.
	5.	To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest. Thou hast girded me with strength. - Ps. xviii. 39. To gird on to put on; to fasten around or to one securely, like a girdle; as, to gird on armor or a sword. Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. - 1 Kings xx. 11. He girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab. - 1 Kings xviii. 46. Gird up the loins of your mind. - 1 Pet. i. 13.

Verb	1.	gird - 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" Synonyms: arm, build up, fortify
	2.	gird - encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" Synonyms: begird, girt, girth
	3.	gird - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" Synonyms: girdle
	4.	gird - bind with something round or circular Synonyms: encircle

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