to gird

listen to the pronunciation of to gird
Turkish - Turkish

Definition of to gird in Turkish Turkish dictionary

GİRD
(Osmanlı Dönemi) f. Yuvarlak
English - English
{v} girt
To jeer
To encircle with, or as if with a belt

Our home is girt by sea... - Advance Australia Fair.

To bind with a flexible rope or cord

The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.

{v} to bind or tie round, dress, reproach, sneer
{n} pang, twitch, sharp pain, reproach, sneer
{f} put on a belt, encircle (i.e. with a strap); surround; prepare, equip; jeer, taunt
encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"
To strike; to smite
prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U S is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang
put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"
To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest
To surround; to encircle, or encompass
If you gird yourself for a battle or contest, you prepare yourself for it. With audiences in the US falling for the first time in a generation, Hollywood is girding itself for recession. to gird your loins: see loin. A sarcastic remark
To sneer at; to mock; to gibe
A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer
bind with something round or circular
To bind with a flexible rope or cord, much like a belt
To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc
To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms
A sarcastic remark
To jeer at
To clothe; to swathe; to invest
To encircle or bind with any flexible band
to gird
Favorites