1. to encircle or bind with a belt or band
2. to prepare oneself for action or effort
Usage: often used with ‘up’
3. to surround or encircle something

Examples

• He girds his sword to his waist before battle.
• She girds up her courage before the presentation.
• The warrior girds himself with armor.
• A stone wall girds the ancient city.
• The athlete girds up for the final race.
• Dense forest girds the mountain base.
• He girds his loins for the difficult task ahead.