gird, v.
(girded, girding, girds, girt)
freq. cnt. 1
(girded, girding, girds, girt)
freq. cnt. 1
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
arm build up fortify gird
sample sentences
"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East""troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
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Somebody ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
bind with something round or circular
<verb.contact>
encircle gird
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
put a girdle on or around
<verb.contact>
gird girdle
sample sentences
"gird your loins"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym