Gird

1. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
2. To strike; to smite.
3. To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
4. To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
5. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
6. To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
7. To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
8. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
9. To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
10. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.