To bind or encircle, as with a belt or cord.

• To fasten something around a person, place, or object.

用带子、绳子等捆住或环绕。

• 把某物紧系在人、地点或物体周围。

To prepare oneself resolutely for effort, danger, or a task.

• To brace mentally or physically.

为努力、危险或任务作好准备。

• 精神或身体上做好应对。

Nautical: Of a tug or towing vessel, to be pulled broadside by the towline, risking capsize.

航海：指拖船被拖缆横向拉扯，存在倾覆风险。

The act or result of binding or encircling.

• A surrounding band or fastening.

捆绑或环绕的行为或结果。

• 围绕的带子或固定物。

Present participle and gerund of gird.

动词 gird 的现在分词和动名词形式。