girt
1 (gûrt)
[Variant of gird1.]
verb: girt·ed, girt·ing, girts.
transitive verb
- To gird.
- To secure with a girth.
- To measure the girth of.
intransitive verb
- To measure in girth.
girt
2 (gûrt)
verb
- A past tense and a past participle of gird1
gird
1 (gûrd)
[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan.]
verb: gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds.
transitive verb
- To encircle with a belt or band.
- To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
- To surround. See synonyms at surround
- To equip or endow.
- 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.
