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Meshing vs Gird - What's the difference?

meshing | gird |

As verbs the difference between meshing and gird

is that meshing is while gird is to bind with a flexible rope or cord or gird can be to jeer at.

As nouns the difference between meshing and gird

is that meshing is the act by which something meshes or interlocks while gird is a sarcastic remark.

meshing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something meshes or interlocks.
    • the meshings of gears

    gird

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
    • The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
  • To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
    • The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.
    Our home is girt by sea... -
  • To prepare oneself for an action.
    • Related terms
    * girder * girdle * * girt * undergird

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sarcastic remark.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I thank thee for that gird , good Tranio.
  • A stroke with a rod or switch.
  • A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
  • * Tillotson
    • Conscience is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To jeer at.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods.
  • To jeer.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me.

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs English terms with multiple etymologies