Definition of gird

• n. - A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
• n. - A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
• v. - To strike; to smite.
• v. - To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
• v. i. - To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
• v. t. - To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
• v. t. - To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
• v. t. - To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
• v. t. - To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
• v. t. - To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.