as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
the EMTs girted his wounded leg with bandages
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The couple packed on the PDA, holding hands, wrapping their arms around each other, kissing, and glancing lovingly at one another.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
9 June 2026 -
The first police officer to arrive on scene found Rylaarsdam performing CPR on Dale, who was wearing sweatpants and shiny black boots and was wrapped in clingy plastic from about the thighs down.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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“Girt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girt. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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