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variants:
or girt
past tense of gird
Synonyms & Antonyms of girded
1
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
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2
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
- the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield
Synonyms for girded
- accoutred
- (or accoutered),
- equipped,
- fitted (out)
- (or fit (out)),
- furnished,
- kitted (up or out)
- [chiefly British],
- outfitted,
- provisioned,
- rigged,
- supplied
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- deprived,
- dispossessed,
- divested,
- stripped
- (also stript)
3
to form a circle around
- a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes
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