girding

Verb (1)

gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded or girt)

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

   Synonyms:

   girdle

3. (reflexive, transitive) To prepare (oneself) for an action.
   • Associate your selues, O ye people, and yee shalbe broken in pieces; and giue eare all ye of farre countreys: gird your selues, and ye shalbe broken in pieces; gird your selues, and ye shalbe broken in pieces.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 8:9
4. (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...2010, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Marine Investigation Report M09W0141

Verb (2)

gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded)

1. (transitive) To jeer at.
   • Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   flout, jibe, fleer, jeer, scoff, scorn

2. (intransitive) To jeer.
   • Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...

   Synonyms:

   scoff, scorn, jeer, jibe, laugh at, sneer

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