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Definition of gird verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gird

verb

NAmE//ɡərd//

gird something (with something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gird

he / she / it girds

past simple girded

-ing form girding

to surround something with something; to fasten something around someone or something

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Idioms

gird (up) your loins (literary or humorous)

to get ready to do something difficult The company is girding its loins for a plunge into the overseas market. Phrasal Verbsgird for

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