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gir·dle
 girdle
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- pronunciation:
- guhr
d
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an undergarment worn chiefly by women to support and shape the hips, abdomen, and buttocks.
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| definition 2: |
something worn about the waist, such as a belt or sash.
- similar words:
- belt
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| definition 3: |
anything that encircles something or holds it within limits.
- similar words:
- surround
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| definition 4: |
a ring made on a tree trunk by removing the bark.
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| related words: |
band, girth, limit |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
girdles, girdling, girdled |
| definition 1: |
to surround, encircle, or hold within limits; gird.
- similar words:
- encircle, gird, girth, rim, ring
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| definition 2: |
to put into a girdle.
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| definition 3: |
to remove a ring of bark from (a tree or shrub), usu. so as to kill it.
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| related words: |
belt, circle, enclose, encompass, limit, stake, surround, wrap |
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