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Synonyms for gird in English

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gird:
- arm; fortify; build up; gird; encircle; girdle

English

Detailed Synonyms for gird in English

gird:

gird verb

gird

– prepare oneself for a military confrontation ¹
to arm; to fortify; to build up; gird
– prepare oneself for a military confrontation ¹
- arm verb (arms, armed, arming)
- fortify verb (fortifies, fortified, fortifying)
- build up verb (builds up, built up, building up)
- gird verb
  - The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East¹
gird

– bind with something round or circular ¹
to encircle; gird
– bind with something round or circular ¹
- encircle verb (encircles, encircled, encircling)
- gird verb
gird

– put a girdle on or around ¹
girdle; gird
– put a girdle on or around ¹
- girdle verb
- gird verb
  - gird your loins¹

Alternate Synonyms for "gird":

arm; build up; fortify
girth; girt; begird; surround; environ; encircle; circle; round; ring
girdle; skirt; border
encircle; bind

Antonyms for "gird":

disarm

Related Definitions for "gird":

prepare oneself for a military confrontation¹
- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East¹
bind with something round or circular¹
put a girdle on or around¹
- gird your loins¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University