Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

2. (n.) A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.

3. (v.) To strike; to smite.

4. (v.) To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.

5. (v. i.) To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.

6. (v. t.) To encircle or bind with any flexible band.

7. (v. t.) To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.

8. (v. t.) To surround; to encircle, or encompass.

9. (v. t.) To clothe; to swathe; to invest.

10. (v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.