omgärda — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gird verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
Senses
omgärda is used for these senses in English:
- cordon off (transitive) To protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.
- gird (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
gird — full definition
- verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- verb To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
- verb To prepare (oneself) for an action.
- verb (of a vessel towing another) To be pulled on sideways by its towline, putting it at risk of capsizing.