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gird
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[ verb ] (military) prepare oneself for a military confrontation
Examples "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East" "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)The foregoing , aided by several clues I 'll withhold to keep you on_your_toes , will pursue you with a tenacity worthy of Inspector_Javert , but before they close_in , gird yourselves , I repeat , for a vengeance infinitely more pitiless . |
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