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girth
(gûrth)n.
1. The distance around something; the circumference.
2. Size; bulk: a person of large girth.
3. A strap encircling an animal's body in order to secure a load or saddle on its back; a cinch.
tr.v. girthed, girth·ing, girths
1. To measure the circumference of.
2. To encircle.
3. To secure with a girth.
[Middle English gerth, girth strap, from Old Norse gjördh, girdle; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]
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girth
(ɡɜːθ)n
1. the distance around something; circumference
2. size or bulk: a man of great girth.
3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position
vb
4. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (usually foll by up) to fasten a girth on (a horse)
5. (tr) to encircle or surround
[C14: from Old Norse gjörth belt; related to Gothic gairda girdle1; see gird1]
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girth
(gɜrθ)also girt
n.
1. the measure around a body or object; circumference.
2. size; bulk.
3. a band that passes underneath a horse or other animal to hold a saddle in place.
4. something that encircles; a band or girdle.
v.t. 5. to bind or fasten with a girth.
6. to girdle; encircle.
7. to measure the girth of.
[1300–50; < Old Norse gerth girdle; akin to gird 1]
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girth
Past participle: girthed
Gerund: girthing
| Imperative |
|---|
| girth |
| girth |
| Present |
|---|
| I girth |
| you girth |
| he/she/it girths |
| we girth |
| you girth |
| they girth |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I girthed |
| you girthed |
| he/she/it girthed |
| we girthed |
| you girthed |
| they girthed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am girthing |
| you are girthing |
| he/she/it is girthing |
| we are girthing |
| you are girthing |
| they are girthing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have girthed |
| you have girthed |
| he/she/it has girthed |
| we have girthed |
| you have girthed |
| they have girthed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was girthing |
| you were girthing |
| he/she/it was girthing |
| we were girthing |
| you were girthing |
| they were girthing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had girthed |
| you had girthed |
| he/she/it had girthed |
| we had girthed |
| you had girthed |
| they had girthed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will girth |
| you will girth |
| he/she/it will girth |
| we will girth |
| you will girth |
| they will girth |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have girthed |
| you will have girthed |
| he/she/it will have girthed |
| we will have girthed |
| you will have girthed |
| they will have girthed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be girthing |
| you will be girthing |
| he/she/it will be girthing |
| we will be girthing |
| you will be girthing |
| they will be girthing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been girthing |
| you have been girthing |
| he/she/it has been girthing |
| we have been girthing |
| you have been girthing |
| they have been girthing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been girthing |
| you will have been girthing |
| he/she/it will have been girthing |
| we will have been girthing |
| you will have been girthing |
| they will have been girthing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been girthing |
| you had been girthing |
| he/she/it had been girthing |
| we had been girthing |
| you had been girthing |
| they had been girthing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would girth |
| you would girth |
| he/she/it would girth |
| we would girth |
| you would girth |
| they would girth |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have girthed |
| you would have girthed |
| he/she/it would have girthed |
| we would have girthed |
| you would have girthed |
| they would have girthed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Girth
Part of harness. It is a leather band going around the animal’s belly. Also, another name for a cinch, used to hold a saddle in place.
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Noun 1. girth - the distance around a person's body
circumference, perimeter - the size of something as given by the distance around it
spread - the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"
2. girth - stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
Verb 1. girth - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses"
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girth
noun size, measure, proportions, dimensions, bulk, measurement(s), circumference She had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth.
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Translations
حِزام سَرْج الحِصانمِقياس مُحيط الجِسم أو الشَّجَرَه
obvodpopruh
gjordomkredsvidde
kviîbandummál; mittismál
pavarža
apkārtmērsseglu josta
popruh
omkrets
girth
[gɜːθ] N1. (for saddle) → cincha f
2. (= measure) [of tree] → circunferencia f; [of person's waist] → contorno m
because of its great girth → por su gran tamaño, por lo abultado
because of its great girth → por su gran tamaño, por lo abultado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
girth
[ˈgɜːrθ] n [thing] → circonférence f
[person] his ample girth → sa corpulence
(= strap) [horse] → sangle f
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girth
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girth
[gɜːθ] n (for saddle) → sottopancia m inv; (measure, of tree) → circonferenza ; (of person's waist) → (giro) vitaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
girth
(gəːθ) noun1. the measurement round a tree, a person's waist etc. omtrek مِقياس مُحيط الجِسم أو الشَّجَرَه обиколка medida de cintura obvod der Umfang omkreds; vidde περιφέρεια contorno, circunferencia, perímetro ümbermõõt محیط؛ دور ympärysmitta ciconférence, tour הקף परिमंडल, परिधि kolan, obujam kerület ukuran lingkar ummál; mittismál circonferenza; girovita 胴回り (물건의) 둘레의 치수 apimtis apkārtmērs ukur keliling omtrek omfang, omkrets, vidde obwód دملااندازه، محيط ( هندسى ) تانګ، ګيړبند medida de cintura circumferinţă обхват; размер obvod obseg obim omfång, omkrets, midjemått การวัดรอบเอว çevre (樹幹或腰圍的)圍長 обхват کسی جسم یا شے کا گھیر chu vi 周长,周围长度
2. the strap that holds a saddle on a horse. buikgord حِزام سَرْج الحِصان колан на седло cilha popruh der Sattelgurt gjord λουρί που κρατάει σταθερή τη σέλα cincha sadulavöö بند زین satulavyö sangle חגורת האוקף कसन kolan heveder pengikat perut kviðband cinghia, sottopancia 腹帯 (말 등의) 뱃대끈 pavarža seglu josta tali perut buikriem sal-/bukgjord popręg ګيډبند cilha chingă подпруга popruh podprsnica kolan sadelgjord สายรัด kolan (固定馬鞍用的)肚帶 попруга گھوڑے کا تنگ đai yên (马的)肚带
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girth
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