as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse
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Recent Examples of girth
Kate Kelleghan, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
The ring’s just-over-one-inch girth offers a snug but stretchy fit for most, though those on the thicker side may want to size up.
—Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
The 45-inch-long flathead catfish had a 35-inch girth and weighed a whopping 64.46 pounds.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
But rugged phones are designed to shake off abuse, while filling their girth with huge batteries and useful tools.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Here’s the premise: A climber works his way across a route on El Capitan with a very random assortment of gear on his harness: about five cams, a rack of nuts, and a single sling girth hitched around a gear loop.
—Kate Kelleghan, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
The ring’s just-over-one-inch girth offers a snug but stretchy fit for most, though those on the thicker side may want to size up.
—Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
The 45-inch-long flathead catfish had a 35-inch girth and weighed a whopping 64.46 pounds.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
But rugged phones are designed to shake off abuse, while filling their girth with huge batteries and useful tools.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girth
Noun
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The Lydia dress, which borrows the look of more contemporary pieces from the Royal Ballet, used the same hem circumference measurement as the company’s dresses.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The widest tree in Indiana, according to the registry, is a Silver Maple in Lawrence County with a circumference of 361 inches and a height of 103 feet.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The foot straps wrapped around the heels of the shoes, while leaving the front of her ankle exposed, which Harvey decorated with an elegant diamond ankle bracelet.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The 45th Hawai’i International Film Festival wrapped its awards ceremony with a reception at the Halekulani Hotel, distributing $58,000 in prizes across categories celebrating international cinema, Pacific Island storytelling and homegrown Hawai’i talent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Girth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girth. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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