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Definition of gird verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

gird

 verb
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
 
 
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  • to surround something with something; to fasten something around someone or something
    • Idioms
    gird (up) your loins (literary or humorous)
     
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    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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