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Verb: girt  gurt
  1. Bind with something round or circular
    "The knight girted himself with his sword belt";
    - gird, encircle
     
  2. Put a girdle on or around
    "girt your loins";
    - girdle, gird
Verb: gird (girded, also girt)  gurd
  1. Prepare oneself for a military confrontation
    "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East";
    - arm, build up, fortify

Derived forms: girted, girts, girting

Type of: bind, border, environ, fix, gear up, prepare, ready, ring, set, set up, skirt, surround

Encyclopedia: Girt

Gird, Iran