- a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- a belt, cord, sash, or the like, worn about the waist.
- anything that encircles, confines, or limits.
- the edge or narrow band between the upper and lower facets of a gem.
- the bony framework that unites the upper or lower extremities to the axial skeleton.
- an ornamental band, especially one surrounding the shaft of a column.
- a ring made about a tree trunk, branch, etc., by removing a band of bark.
- to encircle with a belt; gird.
- to encompass; enclose; encircle.
- to move around (something or someone) in a circle.
- to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a tree, branch, etc.).
- round1 (def. 49).
- a woman's elastic corset covering the waist to the thigh
- anything that surrounds or encircles
- a belt or sash
- the outer edge of a gem
- any encircling structure or part
- the mark left on a tree trunk after the removal of a ring of bark
- to put a girdle on or around
- to surround or encircle
- to remove a ring of bark from (a tree or branch), thus causing it to die
- Scot and Northern English dialect another word for griddle
