The meaning of GIRD is to prepare (oneself) for action. How to use gird in a sentence.

GIRD definition: to encircle or bind with a belt or band. See examples of gird used in a sentence.

Idiom gird yourself (Definition of gird from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

To gird is to prepare for a military attack, but more loosely it refers to readying oneself for any kind of confrontation. When you gird for something, you are preparing for the worst-case scenario.

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5 days ago · Verb gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded or girt) (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord. The fasces were girt …

gird (up) one's loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring strength or endurance.

gird in American English (ɡɜːrd) transitive verb Word forms: girded or girt, girding

Definition of gird verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to prepare (oneself) for action (esp in the phrase gird (up) one's loins) Etymology: Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrtha, Old High German gurten