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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 band, begird, belt, engird [archaic], engirdle, enwind, girdle, girt, gird, wrapRelated Words tie up, truss; circle, enwreathe, loop, wind, wreathe; bandage, enswathe, swathe; chain, cord, enchain, lash, rope, shackle, tape, wireNear Antonyms unbind, unlash, unshackle, untie, unwindAntonyms ungird, unwrap
2 to pass completely around his arms couldn't quite girth the stone column Synonyms circle, circuit, circumnavigate, circumvent, compass, girdle, orbit, ring, roundRelated Words circumambulate, cross, perambulate, traverse
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