GIRD

I. verb (~ed or girt; ~ing) see: yard Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt), to make fast (as a sword by a belt or clothing with a cord), surround , provide , equip , to prepare (oneself) for action, intransitive verb to prepare for action, II. verb Etymology: Middle English, to strike, thrust Date: 1546 transitive verb to sneer at ; mock , intransitive verb gibe , rail , III. noun Date: 1566 a sarcastic remark