as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse
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Recent Examples of girth
Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
The fish stretched 46 inches fork length, from the tip of the nose to the fork in the tail, with a 31-inch girth.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
But rugged phones are designed to shake off abuse, while filling their girth with huge batteries and useful tools.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
With 395 horsepower, six-cylinder engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission, the Defender 130’s girth provides an overall awkwardness.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The 45-inch-long flathead catfish had a 35-inch girth and weighed a whopping 64.46 pounds.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
The fish stretched 46 inches fork length, from the tip of the nose to the fork in the tail, with a 31-inch girth.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
But rugged phones are designed to shake off abuse, while filling their girth with huge batteries and useful tools.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
With 395 horsepower, six-cylinder engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission, the Defender 130’s girth provides an overall awkwardness.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girth
Noun
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Shortly after its debut this summer, the AMG team took the car to Nardò, a historic test track in Southern Italy, and drove the car 40,075 kilometers in 7 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes and 07 seconds – the equivalent of the Earth's circumference at the equator.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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These are more fitted than the typical straight-leg jeans and have a smaller hem circumference to tailor the ankles more.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The 30th Busan International Film Festival wrapped its 10-day run Friday with the closing ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center, marking a milestone year that introduced the inaugural Busan Award competition section alongside traditional honors.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sadly, shortly after season 1 wrapped, Andy was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Girth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girth. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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