gird — OAT · Shobdo

gird

verb literary

1 Sir Hector girded on his sword:

fasten, belt, bind, tie.

2 the island was girded by treacherous rocks:

surround, enclose, encircle, circle, ring, encompass, circumscribe, border, bound, edge, skirt, fringe, form a ring around, form a barrier around;

close in, shut in, fence in, wall in, hem in, pen up/in, lock in, cut off, confine;

literary girdle, engird, compass.

3 the Persians girded themselves for an attack:

prepare, get ready, make ready, gear up, nerve, steel, galvanize, brace, strengthen, fortify, bolster, buttress;

informal psych oneself up.