gird
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
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Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
put a girdle on or around
gird your loins
Types & categories
- border hypernym
Related & opposite
- corset derivation
Sense 3 verb
bind with something round or circular
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | disarm |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | arming |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fort |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weapon |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fortification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | armour |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | re-arm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | forearm |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | corset |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | border |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | bind |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hoop |