- gird
- verb past tense and past participle girded or girt (T) literary
1 gird (up) your loins biblical or humorous to get ready to do something2 to fasten something around you
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GIRD — (russisch Группа изучения реактивного движения, Gruppe zur Erforschung reaktiver Antriebe) war eine 1931 gegründete Gruppe zur Erforschung von Rückstoßantrieben wie sie von Konstantin Ziolkowski vorausgesagt wurden. Bereits in den 1920er… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gird — (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to begird, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gird — [gə:d US gə:rd] v past tense and past participle girded or girt [gə:t US gə:rt] [: Old English; Origin: gyrdan] 1.) gird (up) your loins to get ready to do something difficult used humorously 2.) [I and T] if you gird for something, or gird… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Gird — Gird, v. t. [See {Gird}, n., and cf. {Girde}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. To strike; to smite. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To slay him and to girden off his head. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe. [1913 Webster] Being moved, he will… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gird — (g[ e]rd), n. [See {Yard} a measure.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang. [1913 Webster] Conscience . . . is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels. Tillotson. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gird — Gird, v. i. To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms. [1913 Webster] Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gird — [ gɜrd ] verb transitive to prepare for a difficult activity: The army is girding itself for a renewed assault by the rebels. a. gird up your loins OFTEN HUMOROUS or gird yourself (up) to prepare for something difficult or dangerous … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
