gird

Plural: girds

Verb

Verb Forms: girded, girt, girding, girds

To encircle or fasten with a belt or band.
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
- "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"
put a girdle on or around
- "gird your loins"
bind with something round or circular
To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
To prepare (oneself) for an action.
(of a vessel towing another) To be pulled on sideways by its towline, putting it at risk of capsizing.
To jeer at.
To jeer.

Noun

A sarcastic remark.
A stroke with a rod or switch.
A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

Examples

He had to gird his mental loins to find a word that would fit the tricky board.
The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English girden, gerden, gürden, from Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną (“to gird”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian gurdzje, girdzje, Dutch gorden, German gürten, Swedish gjorda, Icelandic gyrða, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).

Synonyms

arm, build up, encircle, fortify, girdle

Antonyms

disarm

Scrabble Score: 6

gird: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gird: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gird: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

gird: valid Words With Friends Word