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To bind with a band or girdle
Past tense for to surround or encircle
“They bridge the rivers, and they link the plains, and gird the land with their railway trains.”
Past tense 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.”
Past tense 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.”
Past tense 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.”
Past tense 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.”
Past tense 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.”
Past tense for to follow a course that forms a loop or loops
Past tense for to fix securely or tightly
Past tense for to make something stronger or firmer, literally or figuratively
Past tense for to instill courage into
Past tense for to secure by building defenses around
Past tense for to make or become physically hard or harder
Past tense for to speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse
Past tense for to shut off from view
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