girth

the distance around a round body a fallen tree with a girth of some 26 feet making it wide enough for a full-grown man to walk through Synonyms of girth circumferenceWords Related to girth ambit, circuit, compass; waistline; equator; diameter, radius; perimeter, periphery

1 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 Synonyms of girth band, begird, belt, engird [archaic], engirdle, enwind, girdle, girt, gird, wrapWords Related to girth tie up, truss; circle, enwreathe, loop, wind, wreathe; bandage, enswathe, swathe; chain, cord, enchain, lash, rope, shackle, tape, wireNear Antonyms of girth unbind, unlash, unshackle, untie, unwindAntonyms of girth ungird, unwrap

2 to pass completely around his arms couldn't quite girth the stone column Synonyms of girth circle, circuit, circumnavigate, circumvent, compass, girdle, orbit, ring, roundWords Related to girth circumambulate, cross, perambulate, traverse