gird

v., gird·ed, or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds.

v.tr.

1. 1. To encircle with a belt or band.
   2. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
   3. To surround. See synonyms at surround.
2. To equip or endow.
3. To prepare (oneself) for action.

v.intr.
To prepare for action: "Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

idiom:

gird (up) (one's) loins

1. To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.

[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan.]

gird² (gûrd)
intr. & tr.v., gird·ed, gird·ing, girds.
To jeer or jeer at.

n.
A sarcastic remark.

[Middle English girden, to strike.]

verb

1. To encircle with or as if with a band: band¹, begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, girdle, girt, ring¹. Archaic engird. See edge/center.
2. To shut in on all sides: begird, beset, circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, girdle, hedge, hem, ring¹, surround. See open/close.
3. To present with a quality, trait, or power: dower, endow, endue, gift, invest. See give/take/reciprocity.
4. To prepare (oneself) for action: brace, forearm, fortify, ready, steel, strengthen. Idioms: girdgird upone's loins. See prepared/unprepared.

v

Definition: encircle; strengthen
Antonyms: let go, weaken

v

Definition: make fun of
Antonyms: compliment, flatter, praise

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IN BRIEF: To fasten with a belt.

Use those metal bands to gird the sign onto the telephone pole.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - omgive, fæstne, spænde
v. intr. - ruste sig, omgjorde sig

idioms:

• gird for    ruste sig til
• gird on    spænde noget ved lænden
• gird up one's loins    binde op om sine lænder, omgjorde sin lænd

2.
v. intr. - komme med udfald mod
v. tr. - håne, spotte, skose
n. - hån, spot, udfald

idioms:

• gird at    håne, spotte, skose, komme med udfald mod
• in a gird    i skidt humør

Nederlands (Dutch)
(om-/aan)gorden, omringen, spotten (met), uitrusten met zwaard en riem (voor strijd), steek onder water

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - ceindre, entourer
v. intr. - ceindre, entourer, se préparer (à)

idioms:

• gird for    entourer pour
• gird on    ceindre
• gird up one's loins    (fig) revêtir son armure (hum)

2.
v. intr. - se moquer de (qn), railler (qn)
v. tr. - se moquer de (qn), railler (qn)
n. - raillerie, coup de poing

idioms:

• gird at    se moquer de, railler, critiquer
• in a gird    (être) de mauvaise humeur

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - gürten, sich gürten mit, sich wappnen

idioms:

• gird for    sich rüsten für
• gird on    gürten, anlegen
• gird up one's loins    seine Lenden gürten, sich gürten, sich rüsten

2.
v. - spotten, höhnen
n. - spöttische Bemerkung, höhnische Bemerkung, Spott

idioms:

• gird at    jmdn. verhöhnen, jmdn. verspotten
• in a gird    schlechte Laune haben, mit der linken Bein zuerst aufgestanden sein (ugs)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (περι)ζώνω, περιβάλλω
n. - δυνατό κτύπημα, θυμός, οργή, χλευασμός ειρωνεία

idioms:

• gird at    κοροϊδεύω
• gird for    ανασκουμπώνομαι για
• gird on    ζώνομαι
• gird up one's loins    ανασκουμπώνομαι, ετοιμάζομαι για αγώνα
• in a gird    στη στιγμή

Italiano (Italian)
cingere, circondare

idioms:

• gird for    prepararsi a
• gird on    cingere
• gird one's loins    prepararsi all'impresa

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cingir, prender com cinto ou faixa, envolver, equipar
n. - sarcasmo (m)

idioms:

• gird for    ajuntar alguma coisa
• gird on    colocar ou prender
• gird one's loins    preparar-se para a ação

Русский (Russian)
опоясывать, готовиться к действиям, насмехаться, окружать, насмешка, резкий удар, неожиданное движение, приступ боли

idioms:

• gird for    готовиться к чему-л.
• gird on    пристегивать к поясу
• gird one's loins    готовиться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - ceñir, cercar, rodear, circundar
v. intr. - ceñir, cercar, rodear, circundar

idioms:

• gird for    prepararse para
• gird on    ceñir, rodear
• gird up one's loins    aprestarse para la lucha

2.
v. intr. - burlarse de, mofarse de
v. tr. - burlarse de, mofarse de
n. - pulla, burla, desprecio

idioms:

• gird at    criticar, burlarse
• in a gird    de mal humor, con rabia

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - håna, omgjorda, belägra
n. - sarkastisk kommentar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 使做好准备, 做准备

idioms:

• gird at    束紧, 佩带, 嘲笑...
• gird for    做好准备
• gird on    佩带剑
• gird up one's loins    准备行动
• in a gird    佩带的

2. 嘲骂, 束, 包围, 嘲弄

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 使做好準備
v. intr. - 做準備

idioms:

• gird at    束緊, 佩帶, 嘲笑...
• gird for    做好準備
• gird on    佩帶劍
• gird up one's loins    準備行動
• in a gird    佩帶的

2.
v. intr. - 嘲罵
v. tr. - 束, 包圍
n. - 嘲弄

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 매다, 부여하다, 두르다, 준비하다
v. intr. - 부여되다, 준비되다

idioms:

• gird for    대비하다
• gird on    입다

2.
v. intr. - 놀려지다
v. tr. - 희롱하다, 비웃다
n. - 멸시

idioms:

• gird at    경멸하다
• in a gird    나쁜 기질로

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 締める, 囲む

idioms:

• gird for    覚悟をきめる
• gird on    身に着ける
• gird one's loins    緊褌一番する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطوق, يقلد سيف الفروسيه (الاسم) طوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקיף, חגר חרב או חגורה, אזר, צייד‬
v. intr. - ‮התכונן לפעולה‬
v. intr. - ‮לעג‬
v. tr. - ‮לעג, לגלג‬
n. - ‮לעג‬

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