Girdle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Girdle your loins for the challenging journey ahead of you.
- She had to girdle herself in mental and physical preparation for her first marathon.
- The experienced hikers girded their waists to prevent injuries and climbed the steep mountain.
- Before battle, the warriors would girdle themselves in armor and await the commander's orders.
- To prepare for the grueling project, he girdled his mind with positive affirmations and his body with nutritious food.
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Meaning 2
Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Girdling the tree with deep cuts will slowly cause it to die over time.
- She carefully girdled the unwanted shrub to prevent it from continuing to grow.
- To stop the suckers from taking over the field, farmers would girdle each one at its base.
- In an attempt to remove it, they chose to girdle the diseased limb instead of pruning it.
- Girdling can effectively control tree stumps by halting their ability to regenerate.