Gird

What do we mean by gird?

To jeer or jeer at. intransitive & transitive verb

A sarcastic remark. noun

To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band. intransitive verb

To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band. intransitive verb

To surround. intransitive verb

To prepare (oneself) for action. intransitive verb

To prepare for action. intransitive verb

(gird (up) (one's) loins) To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action. idiom

A hoop, especially one for a barrel, tub, or the like. noun

To bind or confine by encircling with any flexible material, as a cord, bandage, or cloth: as, to gird waist with a sash.

To make fast by binding; put on by tying or fastening: usually with on: to gird on a sword.

To surround; encircle; encompass; inclose.

To invest; clothe; dress; furnish; endue.

Hence— Figuratively, to brace the mind or spirit for any effort or trial.

To strike; smite.

To lash with the tongue; gibe; reproach severely; taunt; upbraid.

To leap or spring with violence; rush.

To gibe; jeer; mock.

Twist, used for binding together the fibers of yarn in the process of spinning. noun

To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

To encircle with, or as if with a belt.

To prepare oneself for an action.

Words that are spelled similarly to gird:
gird.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word gird:
loins, trench, chino, trenches, butte, thy, tombstone, rancho, alley, nas, goose, dug, propulsion, mighty, rocket, sword, flank, ore, azerbaijan, objective, guards, brigade, samples, tank, legislative, constituency, iran, god, iii, rural, infantry, attacked, your, support, mill, seat, let, advanced, attack, corps, hands, village, captured, gained, division, sold, themselves, assembly, ran, troops, purchased, province, cut, formed, interest, district, our, deal, offered.

Words that rhyme with gird:
bluebird, bird, word, absurd, incurred, nerd, herd, heard, occurred, preferred, deferred, deterred, curd, inferred, third, demurred, hummingbird, referred, crossword, byword, transferred, keyword, catbird, conferred, hurd, concurred, gerd, foreword, kingbird, watchword, mockingbird, blurred, interred, byrd, root word, thunderbird, spurred, ladybird, password, firebird, snowbird, stirred, songbird, kurd, redbird, undeterred, catchword, recurred, fairy bluebird, umbrella bird, burred, sunbird, slurred, unheard, ferd, reword, cowherd, overheard, furred, coastal diving bird, flightless bird, key word, flying bird, misheard, word for word, canary bird, aquatic bird, gray catbird, purred, adjutant bird, game bird, gallows bird, whirred, frigate bird, shorebird, burd, elephant bird, indigo bird, bean curd, uncured, baby bird, curse word, send word, rifleman bird, sea bird, crocodile bird, myna bird, wading bird, secretary bird, theater of the absurd, chauffeured, hird, alward, ant bird, water bird, eastern kingbird, weasel word, good word, baltimore bird, phoebe bird.

Adjectives that are often used to describe gird:
feeble, many, kinar, first, sick, equal, worst, next, envious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective gird:
thyself, sword, slip, ridge, yer, girt, resistance, wood.

Consonant match to gird:
good, god, guide, goad, gad, ged, gerd, goode, gade, guyed, gadd, goede, goude, gaede, goedde.

Words that sound like gird:
gird, gerd, gurd, gred, grd, girt, gurt, gert, grt, curd, kurd, crd, kard, kurde, good, goode, god, grade, guard, guide, greed, grid, grad, gree, gras, gry, gourd, gard, ged, garde, gra, grr, gad, gid, girder, gord, gur, gre, graw, geared, grie, gored, grae, gri, growed, gurr, grayed, grw, gawd, gurdy, girds, grau, gaud, greyed, gerda, grah, gher, gride, gadd, gurry, g-d, gradd, grod, grode, ghd, gourde, graue, agard, gsd, grawe, gde, gaede, guer, garred, guyed, guerry, gaed, augured, gryde, gdh, ggd, gorod, gaude, ghr, grh, gurned, gedd, jered, jerde, gjerde, jerred, jurd, jird, ard, curt, crt, arde, aard, -ard, chrt.