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   gird

   /ɡəːd/

   verb

   • 1. encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band: literary "a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood"
   • ▪ secure (a garment or sword) on the body with a belt or band: "a white robe girded with a magenta sash" Similar fastenbeltbindtie
   • ▪ surround; encircle: "the ruins are girded by two deep gorges" Similar surroundencloseencirclecircleringencompasscircumscribeborderboundedgeskirtfringeform a ring aroundform a barrier roundclose inshut infence inwall inhem inpen up/inlock incut offconfineliterary:girdleengirdcompass
   • 2. prepare oneself for something difficult or challenging: "they are girding themselves for the upcoming court case" Similar prepareget readymake readygear upnervesteelgalvanizebracestrengthenfortifybolsterbuttressinformal:psych oneself up

   Word Origin Old Englishgyrdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gorden and German gürten, also to girdle1 and girth.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • G

     2

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

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