Definition of "gird" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

   • The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.

2. (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.

   • a castle girded with a moat
   • The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.

3. (transitive, chiefly reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action.

4. (nautical, intransitive) (of a vessel towing another) To be pulled on sideways by its towline, putting it at risk of capsizing.

   • On 19 July 2009, the tug North Arm Venture was towing the barge North Arm Express, loaded with fuel and deck cargo, from Toba Inlet to Sechelt Inlet. The tug girded and capsized at approximately 1250 Pacific Daylight Time while making a turn to port at the entrance to Sechelt Rapids .... Girding is defined as a situation where a vessel experiences athwartship forces from its towline. This situation can lead to a capsizing or foundering.

noun

1. A sarcastic remark.

2. A stroke with a rod or switch.

3. A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

verb

1. (transitive) To jeer at.

2. (intransitive) To jeer.