girth

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Synonyms: mirth, girt, birth, garth, airth, girih, firth, gerth, gith, girts, wirth

Antonyms: mirth, girt, birth, garth, airth, girih, firth, gerth, gith, girts, wirth

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|saddle-girth}} A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a [[saddle]] or a [[harness saddle]] in place.
2. The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
3. {{lb|en|informal}} One's [[waistline]] [[circumference]], most often a [[large]] one.
4. A small horizontal [[brace]] or [[girder]].
5. The [[distance]] measured around an object; the [[circumference]].
6. {{lb|en|graph theory}} The [[length]] of the shortest [[cycle]] in a [[graph]].

Verb

1. To bind as if with a girth or band.

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