1
: to prepare (oneself) for action
2
a
: to encircle or bind with a flexible band (such as a belt)
b
: to make (something, such as clothing or a sword ) fast or secure (as with a cord or belt)
gird a sword by a belt
c
: surround
: to prepare for action
Both sides are girding for battle.
: a sarcastic remark
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Examples of gird in a Sentence
Verb (1)
for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons
she girded her waist with a delicate sash
the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield
a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes
Noun
in her farewell speech, the departing governor got in some retaliatory girds at the media
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Walz was girded for war against Vance, who has spent the past 10 weeks defending past controversial remarks.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Elliott and Southwest as recently as last week had been girding up for a proxy fight.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
The report comes nearly four years after the 2021 Capitol riot and as the nation girds for the possibility of political violence after what are expected to be cliffhanger elections on Nov. 5.
—Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Studio commissaries, cafeterias and executive dining rooms long have been spaces to surreptitiously goggle at visiting talent as well as places to be seen with the powers that be for girding one’s position in the corporate pecking order.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Walz was girded for war against Vance, who has spent the past 10 weeks defending past controversial remarks.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Elliott and Southwest as recently as last week had been girding up for a proxy fight.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
The report comes nearly four years after the 2021 Capitol riot and as the nation girds for the possibility of political violence after what are expected to be cliffhanger elections on Nov. 5.
—Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Gird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gird. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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