girds
Secures with bands
Girds is the third-person singular of gird, meaning to encircle or fasten with a belt or band: She girds her robe before stepping outside.
More commonly, gird appears in figurative uses about preparation: to gird one's loins is to ready oneself for action or difficulty.
He girds himself for the confrontation ahead.
Makes something prepared
- steelsStrengthens one's nerve
- bracesDental alignment devices
- fortifiesStrengthens against threat
- strengthensIncreases force or durability
nerves · resolves · steadies · hardens · toughens · emboldens · rallies · musters
Strap securing trousers
- sashWaist-worn cloth strip
- bandGroup playing music together
- girdleBody-shaping undergarment
- cinctureEncircling band or belt
wrap · bind · ring · loop · encircle · surround · cord · rope
readies
Makes something prepared
strengthens · nerves · resolves · steadies · hardens · toughens · emboldens · rallies · musters · marshals
belt
Strap securing trousers
cincture · wrap · bind · ring · loop · encircle · surround · cord · rope · strap
brace
Device providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- supportTo uphold or sustain
truss · beam · strut · shore · underpin · bolster · prop · strengthen · stabilize · secure
breastplate
Metal torso protection
plate · helmet · greaves · gauntlets · vambraces · pauldrons · gorget · brigandine · sword · shield
girdsrelaxes
Becomes less tense
unwinds · stands down · disarms · softens · unprepares
- gird one's loinsPrepare for action
- steel girderStructural metal support beam
- gird up one's loinsPrepare for strenuous effort