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upgird

upgird verb: to support or hold up.

Verb

upgird (third-person singular simple present upgirds, present participle upgirding, simple past and past participle upgirded or upgirt)

  1. (archaic, poetic) To support or hold up.

Forms of upgird

third-person singular presentupgirds
present participleupgirding
past participleupgirded
pastupgirded
past participleupgirt
pastupgirt

Origin of upgird

From up- + gird.

Questions about upgird

What does upgird mean?
Upgird means to support or hold up.
What part of speech is upgird?
Upgird is a verb.
What is the past tense of upgird?
The past tense of upgird is upgirded.

Words near upgird in the dictionary

  1. upgazing
  2. upgear
  3. upgeared
  4. upgearing
  5. upgears
  6. upgird
  7. upgirded
  8. upgirding
  9. upgirds
  10. upgirt
  11. upgive

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