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to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt<for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons><she girded her waist with a delicate sash>Synonymsband, belt, girdle, girt, girth, wrapRelated Wordstie up, truss; circle, loop, wind, wreathe; bandage, swathe; chain, cord, enchain, lash, rope, shackle, tape, wireNear Antonymsloose, loosen, unbind, unchain, undo, unfasten, unlash, untie, unwindAntonymsunwrap
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to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord<girded the stack of papers with twine>— see tie 1
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