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Dictionary: be·gird   (bĭ-gûrd') pronunciation
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tr.v., -girt (-gûrt'), or -gird·ed, -girt, -gird·ing, -girds.
To encircle with or as if with a band.


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  1. To encircle with or as if with a band: band, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring. Archaic engird. See edge/center.
  2. To shut in on all sides: beset, circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, ring, surround. See open/close.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: encircle or bind
  Synonyms: girth, girt, gird

 
 
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