1. Noun
A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
2. Noun
A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
3. Verb
To strike; to smite.
4. Verb
To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
5. Verb
To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
6. Verb
To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
7. Verb
To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
8. Verb
To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
9. Verb
To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
10. Verb
To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
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