Girt

imp. & p.	1.	imp. & p. p. of Gird.
v. t.	1.	To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. [imp. & p. p. Girted; p. pr. & vb. n. Girting.] We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword. - Shak.
a.	1.	(Naut.) Bound by a cable; - used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.
n.	1.	Same as Girth.

Verb

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girt - encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" Synonyms: begird, girth, gird

begird, circle, encircle, environ, gird, girth, ring, round, surround