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gird

1

[ gurd ]

verb (used with object)

girded or girt, girding.
  1. to encircle or bind with a belt or band.
  2. to surround; enclose; hem in.
  3. to prepare (oneself鈥) for action:

    He girded himself for the trial ahead.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. to provide, equip, or invest, as with power or strength.


gird

2

[ gurd ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to gibe; jeer (usually followed by at ).

verb (used with object)

  1. to gibe or jeer at; taunt.

noun

  1. a gibe.

gird

1

/ 伞蓽藧诲 /

verb

  1. 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; encircle
  4. to prepare (oneself) for action (esp in the phrase gird ( up ) one's loins )
  5. to endow with a rank, attribute, etc, esp knighthood
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gird

2

/ 伞蓽藧诲 /

verb

  1. whenintr, foll by at to jeer (at someone); mock
  2. tr to strike (a blow at someone)
  3. intr to move at high speed
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a blow or stroke
    2. a taunt; gibe
  1. a display of bad temper or anger (esp in the phrases in a gird; throw a gird )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gird

3

/ 伞瑟谤诲 /

noun

  1. a hoop, esp a child's hoop Alsogirr
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gird1

before 950; Middle English girden, Old English gyrdan; cognate with German 驳眉谤迟别苍

Origin of gird2

1175鈥1225; Middle English gyrd a stroke, blow, hence a cutting remark, derivative of girden to strike, smite < ?
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gird1

Old English gyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrtha, Old High German gurten

Origin of gird2

C13 girden to strike, cut, of unknown origin

Origin of gird3

a Scot variant of girth
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But such extreme conditions are rare and individual homeowners can take steps to gird themselves against more-common wildfires.

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Los Angeles County girded for a final day of red flag fire weather warnings Friday, before a day of relief amid the historic devastation of firestorms that hit the nation鈥檚 most populous county.

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And federal employee unions are girding for a fight, according to The Journal.

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Environmental groups say they are already girding for a fight.

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California鈥檚 schools, colleges and universities are girding for potentially sweeping changes under a new Trump administration, based on his starkly different vision for education gleaned from campaign pledges, the GOP platform and his past actions.

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