Definitions for girth
gɜrθgirth

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. girthnoun

   the distance around a person's body

2. cinch, girthverb

   stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

3. cinch, girthverb

   tie a cinch around

   "cinch horses"

GCIDERate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Girthnoun

   The measure around any object, such as a body at the waist or belly, or a box ; the circumference of anything; as, in order to be acceptable for mailing, the total of height and girth of a package must not exceed 63 inches.

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. girthnoun

   The distance measured around an object.

2. girthnoun

   A band passed under the belly of an animal to hold various types of saddles in place.

3. girthnoun

   One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.

4. Etymology: gjǫrð (whence the Icelandic gjörð), akin to Gothic
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   0330, German Gurt. Cognate with Albanian ngërthej.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Girthnoun

   Etymology: from gird.

   1. The band by which the saddle is fixed upon the horse.

   Or the saddle turn’d round, or the girths brake;
   For low on the ground, woe for his sake,
   The law is found. Ben Jonson, Underwoods.

   Nor Pegasus could bear the load,
   Along the high celestial road;
   The steed oppress’d, would break his girth,
   To raise the lumber from the earth. Jonathan Swift.

   Mordanto gallops on alone;
   The roads are with his foll’wers strown;
   This breaks a girth, and that a bone. Jonathan Swift.

   2. The compass measured by the girdle, or enclosing bandage.

   He’s a lusty jolly fellow that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

2. To Girthverb

   To bind with a girth.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. girth

   Girth generally refers to the measurement around the circumference of an object. In graph theory, it refers to the length of the shortest cycle contained in the graph. In context of people or animals, it often refers to the measurement around the body or a body part. The specific meaning can vary based on context but generally denotes a circular measurement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Girthnoun

   a band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse

2. Girthnoun

   the measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything

3. Girthnoun

   a small horizontal brace or girder

4. Girthverb

   to bind as with a girth

5. Etymology: [Icel. gjr girdle, or ger girth; akin to Goth. garda girdle. See Gird to girt, and cf. Girdle, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Girth

   In graph theory, the girth of a graph is the length of a shortest cycle contained in the graph. If the graph does not contain any cycles, its girth is defined to be infinity. For example, a 4-cycle has girth 4. A grid has girth 4 as well, and a triangular mesh has girth 3. A graph with girth four or more is triangle-free.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Girth

   gėrth, n. belly-band of a saddle: measure round the waist.—Also Girt.

Matched Categories

1. • Circumference
   • Fasten

Anagrams for girth »

1. grith

2. right

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of girth in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of girth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of girth in a Sentence

1. Mike Levin:

   It has the girth and the kind of features of a normal limb, some bumps that are becoming toes. It does not yet have all of the correct terminal structure. It doesn't have the long toes, the webbing -- we didn't get that far ; we may have if we let it go longer.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=girth
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=girth
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Girth
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=girth
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girth
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=girth
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=girth