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- Dictionarygirth/ɡəːθ/
noun
- 1. the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist: "idle men of great girth" Similar
- 2. a band attached to a saddle and fastened around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in place.
verb
- 1. surround; encircle: archaic "the four seas that girth Britain"
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GIRTH definition: 1. the distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body: 2. the strap…. Learn more.
The meaning of GIRTH is a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back. How to use girth in a sentence.
GIRTH meaning: 1. the distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body: 2. the strap…. Learn more.
a band that passes underneath a horse or other animal to hold a saddle in place, especially one having a buckle at each end for fastening to straps running from under the flaps of the saddle. something that encircles; a band or girdle. verb (used with object) to bind or fasten with a girth. to girdle; encircle. Discover More. Other Words From.
n. 1. the measure around a body or object; circumference. 2. size; bulk. 3. a band that passes underneath a horse or other animal to hold a saddle in place. 4. something that encircles; a band or girdle. v.t. 5. to bind or fasten with a girth. 6. to girdle; encircle. 7. to measure the girth of.
The girth of an object is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference.
The girth of something is the distance around its middle, and it usually refers to a person’s waist. If you get pregnant with twins, your girth will probably block your view of your toes. One can measure the girth of an airplane, tree trunk, or anything cylindrical, but it most often describes a large human waist.
