| • | A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a
   pang. | 
											
															| • | A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer. | 
											
															| • | To strike; to smite. | 
											
															| • | 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. | 
											
															| • | To clothe; to swathe; to invest. | 
											
															| • | To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's
   self for a contest. |