To encircle with or as if with a band

• band

  1. To put a band on or around; tie with a band
  2. To mark or identify with a band:
  3. To tie, bind, or encircle with or as if with a band.

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  1. To put a band on or around; tie with a band
  2. To mark or identify with a band:
  3. To tie, bind, or encircle with or as if with a band.

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• begird

  1. To encircle; surround; encompass
  2. To bind around; gird
  3. To encircle with or as if with a band.

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  1. To encircle; surround; encompass
  2. To bind around; gird
  3. To encircle with or as if with a band.

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• belt

  1. To fasten or attach with or as with a belt
  2. To beat with a belt or strap.
  3. To equip, support, or attach with a belt:

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  1. To fasten or attach with or as with a belt
  2. To beat with a belt or strap.
  3. To equip, support, or attach with a belt:

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• cincture

  1. To gird; encompass.

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  1. To gird; encompass.

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• compass

  1. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
  2. To plot or contrive (something harmful)
  3. To reach successfully; achieve; accomplish

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  1. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
  2. To plot or contrive (something harmful)
  3. To reach successfully; achieve; accomplish

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• encompass

  1. To have as part of something larger; include:
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To form a circle or ring around; encircle.

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  1. To have as part of something larger; include:
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To form a circle or ring around; encircle.

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• engirdle

  1. To encircle as if with a girdle.
  2. To encircle or surround with or as if with a girdle.

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  1. To encircle as if with a girdle.
  2. To encircle or surround with or as if with a girdle.

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• gird

  1. To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.
  2. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
  3. To encircle or fasten with a belt or band

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  1. To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.
  2. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
  3. To encircle or fasten with a belt or band

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• girt

  1. To measure in girth
  2. Simple past tense and past participle of gird
  3. To bind horizontally, as with a belt or girdle.

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  1. To measure in girth
  2. Simple past tense and past participle of gird
  3. To bind horizontally, as with a belt or girdle.

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• ring

  1. To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing:
  2. To cause (a bell, etc.) to ring
  3. (Games) To toss a ring over (a peg), as in horseshoes.

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  1. To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing:
  2. To cause (a bell, etc.) to ring
  3. (Games) To toss a ring over (a peg), as in horseshoes.

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• engird

  1. To ingirt
  2. To encircle.
  3. (Archaic) To encircle; encompass; gird

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  1. To ingirt
  2. To encircle.
  3. (Archaic) To encircle; encompass; gird

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To shut in on all sides

• begird

  1. To bind around; gird
  2. To encircle; surround; encompass
  3. To encircle with or as if with a band.

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  1. To bind around; gird
  2. To encircle; surround; encompass
  3. To encircle with or as if with a band.

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• beset

  1. To attack from all sides; harass or besiege
  2. To stud, as with jewels.
  3. To cover or set thickly with; stud

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  1. To attack from all sides; harass or besiege
  2. To stud, as with jewels.
  3. To cover or set thickly with; stud

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• circle

  1. To make or form a circle around:
  2. To form a circle around; encompass; surround
  3. To move in a circle.

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  1. To make or form a circle around:
  2. To form a circle around; encompass; surround
  3. To move in a circle.

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• compass

  1. To plot or contrive (something harmful)
  2. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
  3. To reach successfully; achieve; accomplish

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  1. To plot or contrive (something harmful)
  2. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
  3. To reach successfully; achieve; accomplish

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• encircle

  1. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of:
  2. To form a circle around; surround:

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  1. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of:
  2. To form a circle around; surround:

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• encompass

  1. To have as part of something larger; include:
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To form a circle or ring around; encircle.

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  1. To have as part of something larger; include:
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To form a circle or ring around; encircle.

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• environ

  1. To encircle; surround:
  2. To surround; to encircle.

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  1. To encircle; surround:
  2. To surround; to encircle.

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• gird

  1. To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.
  2. To encircle or fasten with a belt or band
  3. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.

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  1. To encircle (a person or the part of the body) with a belt or band.
  2. To encircle or fasten with a belt or band
  3. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.

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• hedge

  1. To hide behind words; refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer
  2. To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another.
  3. To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement.

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  1. To hide behind words; refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer
  2. To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another.
  3. To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement.

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• hem

  1. To hesitate in speech.
  2. To fold back the edge of and sew down; put a hem or hems on
  3. To make this sound, as in trying to get attention or in showing doubt

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  1. To hesitate in speech.
  2. To fold back the edge of and sew down; put a hem or hems on
  3. To make this sound, as in trying to get attention or in showing doubt

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• ring

  1. To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing:
  2. To cause (a bell, etc.) to ring
  3. To surround or encircle with or as with a ring

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  1. To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing:
  2. To cause (a bell, etc.) to ring
  3. To surround or encircle with or as with a ring

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• surround

  1. To cause to be enclosed or encircled
  2. To be present on all or nearly all sides of; encircle
  3. To enclose with or as with troops, so as to cut off communication or retreat

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  1. To cause to be enclosed or encircled
  2. To be present on all or nearly all sides of; encircle
  3. To enclose with or as with troops, so as to cut off communication or retreat

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A corset

• foundation garment

  1. A woman's corset or girdle, esp. one with an attached bra

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  1. A woman's corset or girdle, esp. one with an attached bra

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• panty-girdle

  1. A girdle with a crotch

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  1. A girdle with a crotch

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• stays

  1. (Plural only) A corset.
  2. Plural form of stay

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  1. (Plural only) A corset.
  2. Plural form of stay

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A belt

• sash

  1. A decorative length of cloth worn as a broad belt or over the shoulder, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
  2. An ornamental band, ribbon, or scarf worn over the shoulder or around the waist, often formally as a symbol of distinction
  3. A frame holding the glass pane or panes of a window or door, esp. a sliding frame

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  1. A decorative length of cloth worn as a broad belt or over the shoulder, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
  2. An ornamental band, ribbon, or scarf worn over the shoulder or around the waist, often formally as a symbol of distinction
  3. A frame holding the glass pane or panes of a window or door, esp. a sliding frame

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• obi

  1. Obeah
  2. A wide sash fastened in the back with a large flat bow, worn by women in Japan as a part of the traditional dress.
  3. A broad sash with a bow in the back, worn with a Japanese kimono

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  1. Obeah
  2. A wide sash fastened in the back with a large flat bow, worn by women in Japan as a part of the traditional dress.
  3. A broad sash with a bow in the back, worn with a Japanese kimono

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• cummerbund

  1. A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
  2. A broad waistband for wear with a tuxedo and other men's formal dress or as a woman's accessory

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  1. A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
  2. A broad waistband for wear with a tuxedo and other men's formal dress or as a woman's accessory

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• cinch

  1. A sure thing; a certainty:
  2. A saddle or pack girth
  3. An encircling cord, band, or belt.

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  1. A sure thing; a certainty:
  2. A saddle or pack girth
  3. An encircling cord, band, or belt.

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