gird

gird¹

G0132400 (gûrd)v. gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds v.tr.1. a. To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.b. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.c. To surround.2. To prepare (oneself) for action.v.intr. To prepare for action: "Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war" (W. Bruce Lincoln).Idiom: gird (up) (one's) loins To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.

[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]

gird²

G0132400 (gûrd)intr. & tr.v. gird·ed, gird·ing, girds To jeer or jeer at.n. A sarcastic remark.

[Middle English girden, to strike.]

gird

(ɡɜːd) vb (tr) , girds, girding, girded or girt1. to put a belt, girdle, etc, around (the waist or hips)2. to bind or secure with or as if with a belt: to gird on one's armour. 3. to surround; encircle4. to prepare (oneself) for action (esp in the phrase gird (up) one's loins)5. to endow with a rank, attribute, etc, esp knighthood[Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrtha, Old High German gurten]

gird

(ɡɜːd) vb1. (when: intr, foll by at) to jeer (at someone); mock2. (tr) to strike (a blow at someone)3. (intr) to move at high speedn4. a. a blow or strokeb. a taunt; gibe5. a display of bad temper or anger (esp in the phrases in a gird; throw a gird)[C13 girden to strike, cut, of unknown origin]

gird

(ɡɪrd) nScot a hoop, esp a child's hoop. Also: girr [a Scot variant of girth]

gird¹

(gɜrd)

v.t. girded or girt, gird•ing. 1. to encircle or bind with a belt or band. 2. to surround; enclose; hem in. 3. to prepare (oneself) for action; brace. 4. to equip or invest, as with power or strength. Idioms: gird (up) one's loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring strength or endurance. [before 950; Middle English; Old English gyrdan, c. Old Saxon gurdian, Old High German gurten, Old Norse gyrtha] gird′ing•ly, adv.

gird²

(gɜrd)
v.i. 1. to gibe; jeer (usu. fol. by at). v.t. 2. to gibe or jeer at; taunt. n. 3. a gibe. [1175-1225;Middle English gyrd a stroke, blow, hence a cutting remark, derivative of girden to strike, of obscure orig.]

gird

Past participle: girded/girt
Gerund: girding

Imperative
gird
gird

Present
I gird
you gird
he/she/it girds
we gird
you gird
they gird

Preterite
I girded/girt
you girded/girt
he/she/it girded/girt
we girded/girt
you girded/girt
they girded/girt

Present Continuous
I am girding
you are girding
he/she/it is girding
we are girding
you are girding
they are girding

Present Perfect
I have girded/girt
you have girded/girt
he/she/it has girded/girt
we have girded/girt
you have girded/girt
they have girded/girt

Past Continuous
I was girding
you were girding
he/she/it was girding
we were girding
you were girding
they were girding

Past Perfect
I had girded/girt
you had girded/girt
he/she/it had girded/girt
we had girded/girt
you had girded/girt
they had girded/girt

Future
I will gird
you will gird
he/she/it will gird
we will gird
you will gird
they will gird

Future Perfect
I will have girded/girt
you will have girded/girt
he/she/it will have girded/girt
we will have girded/girt
you will have girded/girt
they will have girded/girt

Future Continuous
I will be girding
you will be girding
he/she/it will be girding
we will be girding
you will be girding
they will be girding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been girding
you have been girding
he/she/it has been girding
we have been girding
you have been girding
they have been girding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been girding
you will have been girding
he/she/it will have been girding
we will have been girding
you will have been girding
they will have been girding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been girding
you had been girding
he/she/it had been girding
we had been girding
you had been girding
they had been girding

Conditional
I would gird
you would gird
he/she/it would gird
we would gird
you would gird
they would gird

Past Conditional
I would have girded/girt
you would have girded/girt
he/she/it would have girded/girt
we would have girded/girt
you would have girded/girt
they would have girded/girt

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	gird - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"arm, build up, fortifyre-arm, rearm - arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm"forearm - arm in advance of a confrontation
	2.	gird - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"girdleborder, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
	3.	gird - bind with something round or circularencirclehoop - bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats"bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

gird

verb1. girdle, bind, belt The other knights urged Galahad to gird on his sword.2. surround, ring, pen, enclose, encompass, encircle, hem in, enfold, engird a proposal to gird the river with a series of small hydroelectric dams3. prepare, ready, steel, brace, fortify, make or get ready They are girding themselves for battle against a new enemy.

gird

verb1. To encircle with or as if with a band:band, begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, girdle, girt, ring.Archaic: engird.2. To shut in on all sides:begird, beset, circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, girdle, hedge, hem, ring, surround.3. To present with a quality, trait, or power:dower, endow, endue, gift, invest.4. To prepare (oneself) for action:brace, forearm, fortify, ready, steel, strengthen.Idiom: gird one's loins.

Translations

gürtenbouclercingereопоясывать

gird

gird (up) (one's) loins

To prepare oneself to face or contend with something. You better gird your loins in preparation for another holiday with my dysfunctional family! They better gird up their loins—the weather up there is no joke.See also: gird, loin

gird up one's loins

Fig. to get ready, especially for hard work; to prepare oneself (for something). Well, I guess I had better gird up my loins and go to work. Somebody has to do something about the problem. Why don't you gird up your loins and do something?See also: gird, loin, up

gird one's loins

Also, gird up one's loins. Prepare oneself for action, as in I'm girding up my loins for that crucial interview. This expression comes from the Bible (Proverbs 31:17) and originally alluded to tucking up the traditional long robe into a girdle (that is, a belt) so it will not hamper physical activity. [c. 1600] See also: gird, loin

gird your loins

gird up your loins

JOURNALISM, LITERARYIf someone girds their loins or girds up their loins, they prepare themselves mentally to deal with a difficult situation. He is girding his loins to demand financial compensation. I am girding up my loins for another round of high-level meetings. Note: This expression is used several times in the Bible. The Hebrews wore long loose robes which they tied up with a girdle or belt when they were working or travelling. See also: gird, loin

gird (up) your loins

prepare and strengthen yourself for what is to come. This expression is of biblical origin, the idea being that the long, loose garments worn in the ancient Orient had to be hitched up to avoid impeding a person's movement. In 1 Kings 18:45–6, we find: ‘And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. And…Elijah…girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel’. The phrase was also used metaphorically in the New Testament: ‘Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you…’ (1 Peter 1:13).See also: gird, loin

gird (up) your ˈloins

(literary or humorous) prepare yourself for action, hard work, etc: There’s a lot of hard work to be done before the weekend, so let’s gird up our loins and start.In the Bible, to gird your loins meant to pick up your robe and tie it about your waist so that you could run or move much more quickly.See also: gird, loin

gird (up) (one's) loins

To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.See also: gird, loin

gird (up) one's loins, to

To prepare for action (hard work, a journey, warfare). The term comes from the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, and uses gird in the sense of “encircle with a belt or band.” The ancient Jews wore loose clothing and put on a girdle, or belt, only when they went to work or set out to travel. Thus, “He girded up his loins, and ran” appears in I Kings (18:76), and “Gird up now thy loins like a man” in Job (in several passages). It had already become figurative in the New Testament, where 1 Peter has it, “Gird up the loins of your mind, be sober” (1:13).See also: gird

gird

gird 1

gird 2

gird

gird

gird

gird1

gird2

gird

gird

gird

gird

gird (up) (one's) loins

gird up one's loins

gird one's loins

gird your loins

gird up your loins

gird (up) your loins

gird (up) your ˈloins

gird (up) (one's) loins

gird (up) one's loins, to

GIRD

gird

Synonyms for gird

verb girdle

Synonyms

verb surround

Synonyms

verb prepare

Synonyms

Synonyms for gird

verb to encircle with or as if with a band

Synonyms

verb to shut in on all sides

Synonyms

verb to present with a quality, trait, or power

Synonyms

verb to prepare (oneself) for action

Synonyms

Synonyms for gird

verb prepare oneself for a military confrontation

Synonyms

Related Words

verb put a girdle on or around

Synonyms

Related Words

verb bind with something round or circular

Synonyms

Related Words

gird¹

gird²

gird¹

gird²