• (RP) IPA: /ɡɜːd/
• (America) IPA: /ɡɝd/

gird (girds, present participle girding; past and past participle girded)

1. (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

   The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.

2. (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.

   The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.

   Our home is girt by sea... - Advance Australia Fair

3. (transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself for an action.

• girder
• girdle
• gird up one’s loins
• girt

• French: lier ceindre garrotter ligaturer
• Italian: legare allaciare
• Russian: свя́зывать
• Spanish: atar ligar

• French: ceindre ceinturer entourer enserrer
• Italian: cinturare cingere circondare
• Russian: подпоя́сывать
• Spanish: ceñir rodear cercar encerrar

gird (plural girds)

1. A sarcastic remark.

   • c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act V, scene ii]:

     I thank thee for that gird, good Tranio.

2. A stroke with a rod or switch.
3. A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

   • Conscience […] is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels.

• Russian: насме́шка

gird (girds, present participle girding; past and past participle girded)

1. (transitive) To jeer at.

   • c. 1608–1609, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene i]:

     Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods.

2. (intransitive) To jeer.

   • c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene ii]:

     Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me.

• Russian: насмехаться

• Russian: насмехаться