noun a cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
2. gird ·vt to encircle or bind with any flexible band.
3. gird ·vt to surround; to encircle, or encompass.
4. gird ·noun a stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
5. gird ·v to strike; to smite.
6. gird ·vt to make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, ·etc.
7. gird ·v to sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
8. gird ·vt to clothe; to swathe; to invest.
9. gird ·vi to gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
10. gird ·vt to prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.