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Synonyms
gird1 (gûrd)

[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan.]

verb: gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds. 

transitive verb 

    1. To encircle with a belt or band.
    2. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
    3. To surround. See synonyms at surround
  2. To equip or endow.
  3. To prepare (oneself) for action.

intransitive verb 

To prepare for action: “Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war” (W. Bruce Lincoln)

idioms

gird (up) (one's) loins
To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action.
gird2 (gûrd)

[Middle English girden, to strike.]

intr. & tr.v.: gird·ed, gird·ing, girds. 

To jeer or jeer at.

noun 

A sarcastic remark.