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girds
verb
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girds

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Definition of girds:

girds (verb):
to put a belt or girdle around
to prepare (oneself) for action

Synonyms for girds:

affronts
attacks
barbs
brickbats
cuts
darts
digs
dises
disgraces
disses
epithets
indignities
insults
mocks
names
offences
offenses
outrages
personalities
pokes
sarcasms
shames
slaps
slights
slurs
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Antonyms for girds:

compliments
flatters
frees
hurts
injures
lets down
lets go
loosens
looses
neglects
opens
praises
releases
undermines
unfastens
unties
weakens

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