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Noun girdle has 3 senses
- girdle - an encircling or ringlike structure
--1 is a kind of skeletal structure
--1 has particulars:
- girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth - a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
--2 is a kind of band
--2 has particulars: cummerbund
- corset, girdle, stays - a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
--3 is a kind of foundation garment, foundation
--3 has particulars: panty girdle
Verb girdle has 2 senses
- girdle, deaden - cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
--1 is one way to incise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- girdle, gird - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"
--2 is one way to surround, skirt, border
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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