gird

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɜːd/ (US) IPA(key): /ɡɝd/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d === Etymology 1 === From Middle English girden, gerden, gürden, from Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną (“to gird”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian gurdzje, girdzje, Dutch gorden, German gürten, Swedish gjorda, Icelandic gyrða, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”). ==== Verb ==== gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded or girt) (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord. (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt. Synonym: girdle (transitive, chiefly reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action. (nautical, intransitive) (of a vessel towing another) To be pulled on sideways by its towline, putting it at risk of capsizing. 2010, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Marine Investigation Report M09W0141[4]: On 19 July 2009, the tug North Arm Venture was towing the barge North Arm Express, loaded with fuel and deck cargo, from Toba Inlet to Sechelt Inlet. The tug girded and capsized at approximately 1250 Pacific Daylight Time while making a turn to port at the entrance to Sechelt Rapids .... Girding is defined as a situation where a vessel experiences athwartship forces from its towline. This situation can lead to a capsizing or foundering. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== girder girdle gird one's loins, gird up one's loins girt ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English girden (“to strike”), from Old English *gyrdan. ==== Noun ==== gird (plural girds) A sarcastic remark. A stroke with a rod or switch. A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== gird (third-person singular simple present girds, present participle girding, simple past and past participle girded) (transitive) To jeer at. Synonyms: flout, jibe; see also Thesaurus:jeer at (intransitive) To jeer. Synonyms: scoff, scorn; see also Thesaurus:sneer ===== Translations ===== === See also === through-gird === Anagrams === GRID, grid == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jird/, [jirˠd] === Noun === ġird f alternative form of ġierd