girth
To bind as if with a girth or bandTo bind as if with a girth or band.
» Due to his expanding girth, he shifted from belts to suspenders.
Wegen seines zunehmenden Leibesumfangs stieg er von Gürteln auf Hosenträger um. — brauchinet
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1 sensesTo bind as if with a girth or band.
- tie a cinch around
Examples
3 sentencesDue to his expanding girth, he shifted from belts to suspenders.
deWegen seines zunehmenden Leibesumfangs stieg er von Gürteln auf Hosenträger um. — brauchinet
Girth is more significant than length.
The incredible girth of a Sequoia tree is necessary to support its titanic height.
Origin
From Middle English girth, gerth, gyrth, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō,From Middle English girth, gerth, gyrth, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to encircle, enclose; belt”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda), Icelandic gjörð. Also related to German Gurt, English gird, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie, bind, fasten”).
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Forms
girths, girthing, girthed, girthedSynonyms
1 synonyms- tie a cinch around:cinch
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle