Gird: alternatives and connections

To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.

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To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop.

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Fixed; solidified.

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To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

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Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

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To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.

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To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

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To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.

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A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.

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A griddle.

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A griddle.

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The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city.

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To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.

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A griddle.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.