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girt
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girt

verb \ˈgərt\

Definition of GIRT

transitive verb
1
: gird
2
: to fasten by means of a girth
intransitive verb
: to measure in girth
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Examples of GIRT

  1. <his wounded leg was girted by bandages>

Origin of GIRT

Middle English girten, alteration of girden
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to GIRT

Synonyms
band, begird, belt, engird [archaic], engirdle, enwind, girdle, gird, girth, wrap
Antonyms
ungird, unwrap

Rhymes with GIRT

blurt, chert, curt, dirt, flirt, hurt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spurt, squirt, sturt, vert, wort

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