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1 gird
<girded or girt, girded or girt>[gɜ:d, AM gɜ:rd]vt ( old)* * *[gɜːd] pret, ptp girded or ( rare) girtvt (old)gürten (old); (fig) umgebento gird oneself — sich gürten ( with mit); ( fig
* * *gird1 [ɡɜːd; US ɡɜrd] v/t prät und pperf girded, girt [ɡɜːt; US ɡɜrt]2. ein Kleid etc gürten, mit einem Gürtel haltengird sth on sb jemandem etwas umgürten4. jemandem, sich ein Schwert umgürten:round um)with mit)7. umgeben, umschließen (meist passiv): → academic.ru/65127/seagirt">seagirtgird2 [ɡɜːd] Br dialA v/i1. spotten (at über akk)2. rasenB v/t1. verhöhnen, verspotten2. jemandem einen Schlag versetzenC s1. höhnische Bemerkung2. Schlag m3. Wut f:be in a gird wütend sein;throw a gird wütend werden* * *v.einfassen v. -
2 gird up
['gɜːd'ʌp]vt sep (old)robe gürtenhe girded himself up for action — er machte sich bereit (zum Handeln)
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3 gird
we \girded ourselves for the fray ( hum) wir rüsteten uns zum KampfPHRASES: -
4 nekigyűrkőzik
(DE) dahintermachen; (EN) gird up one's loins; put one's back into; put one's back into it; wind oneself up
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gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something) — prepare and strengthen oneself for something difficult. → gird … English new terms dictionary
gird oneself — 1. To tuck up loose garments under the girdle (so as to be better able to run or act quickly) 2. To brace the mind for any trial or effort 3. See also ↑loin • • • Main Entry: ↑gird … Useful english dictionary
gird oneself for — prepare oneself for (dangerous or difficult future actions) … Useful english dictionary
gird — I. /gɜd / (say gerd) verb (t) (girt or girded, girding) 1. Also, gird up. to encircle with a belt or girdle. 2. to surround; hem in. –phrase 3. gird oneself (up) for, to prepare oneself mentally for 4. gird one s …
gird — gird1 verb (past and past participle girded or girt) literary encircle or secure with a belt or band. ↘surround; encircle: the mountains girding Kabul. Phrases gird (up) one s loins (or gird oneself for something) prepare and strengthen oneself… … English new terms dictionary
gird — v 1. encircle, circle, Archaic, Poetic. cincture; belt, bind, truss, girdle, begird; wrap, swathe, swaddle, bandage; buckle, strap, tie, hitch, pinion, fasten, secure. 2. encompass, compass, circumscribe, circumvent, environ, ring, loop, ensphere … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
gird — ► VERB (past and past part. girded or girt) literary 1) encircle or secure with a belt or band. 2) (often in phrase gird one s loins) prepare and strengthen oneself for what is to come. ORIGIN Old English, related to GIRDLE(Cf. ↑girdle) and … English terms dictionary
gird — gird1 [gʉrd] vt. girded or girt, girding [ME girden < OE gyrdan, akin to Ger gürten < IE base * gherdh , to enclose > YARD2] 1. to encircle or fasten with a belt or band 2. to surround, encircle, or enclose 3 … English World dictionary
gird — I [[t]gɜrd[/t]] v. t. girdedorgirt, gird•ing. 1) to encircle or bind with a belt or band 2) to surround; enclose; hem in 3) to prepare (oneself) for action; brace 4) to equip or invest, as with power or strength • gird (up) one s loins Etymology … From formal English to slang
gird one's loins — phrasal : to prepare for a test of strength or other trial : muster up one s resources : set to work often used with up can the British gird up their loins and move ahead Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington * * * I gird (up) one s loins… … Useful english dictionary
gird up one's loins — verb To prepare oneself for something demanding. Man came into this world, not to sit down and muse, not to befog himself with vain subtleties, but to gird up his loins and to work. Syn: steel oneself, shape up, suck it up … Wiktionary