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gird definition

gird


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gird 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  gird 
 
  Sense  1 
  arm,  build  up  fortify,  gird 
  =>  rearm,  re-arm 
  =>  forearm 
 
  Sense  4 
  gird,  encircle 
  =>  hoop 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gird 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  gird 
 
  Sense  1 
  arm,  build  up  fortify,  gird 
  =>  rearm,  re-arm 
  =>  forearm 
 
  Sense  4 
  gird,  encircle 
  =>  hoop 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  gird 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  gird 
 
  4  senses  of  gird 
 
  Sense  1 
  arm,  build  up  fortify,  gird 
 
  Sense  2 
  girth,  girt,  begird,  gird 
  =>  surround,  environ,  encircle,  circle,  round,  ring 
 
  Sense  3 
  girdle,  gird 
  =>  surround,  skirt,  border 
 
  Sense  4 
  gird,  encircle 
  =>  bind 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  gird 
 
  gird  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  gird 
 
  Sense  1 
  arm,  build  up  fortify,  gird 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  girth,  girt,  begird,  gird 
  =>  surround,  environ,  encircle,  circle,  round,  ring 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  girdle,  gird 
  =>  surround,  skirt,  border 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  gird,  encircle 
  =>  bind 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  gird 
  girder 
  girdle 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gird 
 
  The  verb  gird  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  arm,  build  up  fortify,  gird  --  (prepare  for  a  military  confrontation;  "The  U.S.  is  arming  Saudi  Arabia") 
  2.  girth,  girt,  begird,  gird  --  (encircle  or  bind;  "Trees  girded  the  green  fields") 
  3.  girdle,  gird  --  (put  a  girdle  on  or  around) 
  4.  gird,  encircle  --  (bind  with  something  round  or  circular) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gird 
 
  The  verb  gird  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  arm,  build  up  fortify,  gird  --  (prepare  for  a  military  confrontation;  "The  U.S.  is  arming  Saudi  Arabia") 
  2.  girth,  girt,  begird,  gird  --  (encircle  or  bind;  "Trees  girded  the  green  fields") 
  3.  girdle,  gird  --  (put  a  girdle  on  or  around) 
  4.  gird,  encircle  --  (bind  with  something  round  or  circular) 



gird definition