A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.

To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.

To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.

To encircle or bind with any flexible band.

To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.

To surround; to encircle, or encompass.

Gruppa Isutcheniya Reakivnovo Dvisheniya, or Group for Investigation of Reactive Motion. This was the USSR rocket organisation.

Russian Group of Study of Reactive Motion (GIRD) was founded in 1924 for study of reactive propulsion as predicted by Tsiolkovsky space flight theory earlier in 19th century.

Gird is a region of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It includes the districts of Bhind, Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur, and Shivpuri. Gwalior is the largest city in the region, and its historic center.

A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.

prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"

To strike; to smite.

To clothe; to swathe; to invest.

put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"