Dictionary definition · girdle
noun
- an encircling or ringlike structure
- a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
verb
- cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients"girdle the plant"
- put a girdle on or around"gird your loins"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).