Gird

·noun A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.

II. Gird ·vt To encircle or bind with any flexible band.

III. Gird ·vt To Surround; to encircle, or encompass.

IV. Gird ·noun A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

V. Gird ·v To Strike; to Smite.

VI. Gird ·vt To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, ·etc.

VII. Gird ·v To sneer at; to Mock; to Gibe.

VIII. Gird ·vt To Clothe; to Swathe; to Invest.

IX. Gird ·vi To Gibe; to Sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.

X. Gird ·vt To Prepare; to make ready; to Equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.