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- Dictionarygirth/ɡəːθ/
noun
- 1. the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist: "idle men of great girth" Similar
- 2. a band attached to a saddle and fastened around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in place.
verb
- 1. surround; encircle: archaic "the four seas that girth Britain"
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GIRTH definition: 1. the distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body: 2. the strap…. Learn more.
1. : encircle. 2. : to bind or fasten with a band or strap. 3. : to measure around the body of something. Synonyms.
the distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body: in girth The oak was six feet in girth. ample girth humorous His ample girth was evidence of his love of good food. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geometry: properties of circles & curves. amplitude. arched. bore. circularity. circumferential. concave.
The girth of something is the distance around its middle, and it usually refers to a person’s waist. If you get pregnant with twins, your girth will probably block your view of your toes. One can measure the girth of an airplane, tree trunk, or anything cylindrical, but it most often describes a large human waist.
noun. the measure around anything; circumference. a band that passes underneath a horse or other animal to hold a saddle in place, especially one having a buckle at each end for fastening to straps running from under the flaps of the saddle. something that encircles; a band or girdle.
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.
The girth of an object is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference.
noun. /ɡɜːθ/. /ɡɜːrθ/. [uncountable, countable] the measurement around something, especially the middle part of a person’s body. a man of enormous girth. a tree one metre in girth/with a girth of one metre. He rested his hands on his broad girth (= his large stomach).
noun. girths. The distance around something; the circumference. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A band put around the belly of a horse or other animal for holding a saddle, pack, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Size; bulk.
GIRTH meaning: the measurement around something round, such as someone's waist. Learn more.
