gird

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verb

1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation (Freq. 1)
- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
- troops are building up on the Iraqi border
• Syn:
arm, build up, fortify
• Ant:
disarm (for: arm)
• Derivationally related forms:
fortification (for: fortify), fort (for: fortify), armor (for: arm), armament (for: arm), arm (for: arm)
• Hyponyms:
rearm, re-arm, forearm
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. put a girdle on or around
- gird your loins
• Syn:
girdle
• Derivationally related forms:
girdle (for: girdle)
• Hypernyms:
surround, environ, ring, skirt, border
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. bind with something round or circular
• Syn:
encircle
• Hypernyms:
bind
• Hyponyms:
hoop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  encircle, girdle, arm, build up, fortify
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise