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Present participle for to surround or encircle
“They bridge the rivers, and they link the plains, and gird the land with their railway trains.”
Present participle for to bind with a flexible rope or cord
“One was prepared to leave, and had only to gird his sword about his waist, when the other spoke suddenly.”
Present participle for to encircle with, or as if with, a belt
“I will clothe him with your robe, gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority.”
Present participle for to supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose
“So ought every messenger of truth daily to gird himself for the severest encounters.”
Present participle for to prepare oneself for something challenging
“But science closely invests the walls, and philosophers gird themselves for battle upon the last and greatest of all speculative problems.”
Present participle for to jeer at or make fun of
“Fear him not, Caeser. He's not dangerous. Being mov'd, he will not spare to gird the gods.”
Present participle for to follow a course that forms a loop or loops
Present participle for to fix securely or tightly
Present participle for to make something stronger or firmer, literally or figuratively
Present participle for to secure by building defenses around
Present participle for to make or become physically hard or harder
Present participle for to speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse
Present participle for to shut off from view
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