Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun girth
2 senses of girth
Sense 1
girth -- (the distance around a person's body)
=> circumference, perimeter -- (the size of something as given by the distance around it)
Sense 2
cinch, girth -- (stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place)
=> stable gear, saddlery, tack -- (gear for a horse)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb girth
1 sense of girth
Sense 1
cinch, girth -- (tie a cinch around; "cinch horses")
=> fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")