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"5": "to put a belt around, to put a girdle around"
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"2": "gurdzje"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian gurdzje",
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{
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"2": "girdzje"
},
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"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "gorden"
},
"expansion": "Dutch gorden",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "de",
"2": "gürten"
},
"expansion": "German gürten",
"name": "cog"
},
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"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "gjorda"
},
"expansion": "Swedish gjorda",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "gyrða"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic gyrða",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sq",
"2": "ngërthej",
"3": "",
"4": "to tie together by weaving, to bind"
},
"expansion": "Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English girden, gerden, gürden, from Old English gyrdan (“to put a belt around, to put a girdle around”), from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną (“to gird”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian gurdzje, girdzje, Dutch gorden, German gürten, Swedish gjorda, Icelandic gyrða, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie together by weaving, to bind”).",
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"singular",
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},
{
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},
{
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]
},
{
"form": "girded",
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]
},
{
"form": "girt",
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"participle",
"past"
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{
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}
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"pos": "verb",
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"word": "girder"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "girdle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "gird one's loins"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "gird up one's loins"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "girt"
}
],
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{
"text": "The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To bind with a flexible rope or cord."
],
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"flexible",
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],
[
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],
[
"cord",
"cord"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord."
],
"tags": [
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],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zapasvam",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "запасвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "sitoa"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "lier ceindre garrotter ligaturer"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mimagreba",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "მიმაგრება"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "angurten"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "anbinden"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "zṓnnumi",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "ζώννυμι"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "legare allaciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svjázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "свя́зывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svjazátʹ",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "связа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "atar"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "ligar"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "binda"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 0 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "bunta"
}
]
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{
"text": "The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1878, Peter Dodds McCormick (lyrics and music), “Advance Australia Fair”",
"text": "Australia's sons, let us rejoice, / For we are young and free / We've golden soil and wealth for toil / Our home is girt by sea",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To encircle with, or as if with a belt."
],
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"belt"
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"(transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt."
],
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"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "opasvam",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "опасвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "okrǎžavam",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "окръжавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "fi",
"english": "(as if) with a belt",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "vyöttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "ympäröidä"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"note": "ceindre ceinturer entourer enserrer",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šemorṭq̇ma",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "შემორტყმა"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "garšemoxveva",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "გარშემოხვევა"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "garšemorṭq̇ma",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "გარშემორტყმა"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "umringen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "zṓnnumi",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "ζώννυμι"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "timpeallaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "cinturare cingere circondare"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "whītiki"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "rāpaki"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "whawhe"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podpojásyvatʹ",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подпоя́сывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podpojásatʹ",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подпоя́сать"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružátʹ",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "окружа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ogoraživatʹ",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "огораживать"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okajmljatʹ",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "окаймлять"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oxvátyvatʹ",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "охва́тывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opojásyvatʹ",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "опоя́сывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "ceñir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "rodear"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "encerrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "spänna"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "omgärda"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "omgjorda"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "omringa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidperizuvaty",
"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "підперізувати"
}
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{
"ref": "2000 April 15, Tanya Millbank, “The net addict”, in The Guardian",
"text": "[…] I was intrigued by the notion of ‘virtual beating’, so I entered the words in the Mamma search engine. I girded myself for the sleaziest sites on the net, the kind that advertise the video of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee uncut, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 December 9, Andrew Roth, “Putin suggests possibility of settlement to end war in Ukraine”, in The Guardian",
"text": "The remarks came just days after Putin appeared to be girding Russians for a protracted war in Ukraine, saying that his military operation could be a “long-term process”.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To prepare (oneself) for an action."
],
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action."
],
"tags": [
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"_dis1": "3 2 95",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to prepare oneself",
"tags": [
"reflexive"
],
"word": "rüsten"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/ɡɜːd/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ɡɝd/",
"tags": [
"US"
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)d"
},
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"glosses": [
"A sarcastic remark."
],
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"_dis1": "97 0 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prismeh",
"sense": "sarcastic remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "присмех"
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{
"_dis1": "97 0 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sarcastic remark",
"word": "vinoilu"
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{
"_dis1": "97 0 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasméška",
"sense": "sarcastic remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "насме́шка"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 0 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sarcastic remark",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "pik"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A stroke with a rod or switch."
],
"id": "en-gird-en-noun-uCayjFsP"
},
{
"glosses": [
"A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang."
],
"id": "en-gird-en-noun-N8ipjD-z"
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"ipa": "/ɡɜːd/",
"tags": [
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"ipa": "/ɡɝd/",
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"form": "girds",
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "girding",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "girded",
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"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "through-gird"
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],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To jeer at."
],
"id": "en-gird-en-verb-iIHhUptT",
"links": [
[
"jeer",
"jeer"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To jeer at."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "66 34",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nadsmivam se",
"sense": "To jeer at",
"word": "надсмивам се"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 34",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dacinva",
"sense": "To jeer at",
"word": "დაცინვა"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 34",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "masxrad agdeba",
"sense": "To jeer at",
"word": "მასხრად აგდება"
},
{
"_dis1": "66 34",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasmexatʹsja",
"sense": "To jeer at",
"word": "насмехаться"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To jeer."
],
"id": "en-gird-en-verb-Nnc04Hci",
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[
"jeer",
"jeer"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To jeer."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "29 71",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nadsmivam se",
"sense": "To jeer",
"word": "надсмивам се"
},
{
"_dis1": "29 71",
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"ref": "2022 December 9, Andrew Roth, “Putin suggests possibility of settlement to end war in Ukraine”, in The Guardian",
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"word": "lier ceindre garrotter ligaturer"
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"roman": "mimagreba",
"sense": "to bind with a flexible rope or cord",
"word": "მიმაგრება"
},
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"word": "angurten"
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{
"code": "es",
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
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"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt"
},
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "šemorṭq̇ma",
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"word": "შემორტყმა"
},
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "გარშემოხვევა"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "გარშემორტყმა"
},
{
"code": "de",
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{
"code": "mi",
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"code": "ru",
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},
{
"code": "ru",
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},
{
"code": "ru",
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"code": "es",
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{
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{
"code": "es",
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{
"code": "es",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
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{
"code": "sv",
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{
"code": "sv",
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to encircle with, or as if with a belt",
"word": "підперізувати"
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"To jeer at."
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"(transitive) To jeer at."
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"roman": "nadsmivam se",
"sense": "To jeer at",
"word": "надсмивам се"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dacinva",
"sense": "To jeer at",
"word": "დაცინვა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "masxrad agdeba",
"sense": "To jeer at",
"word": "მასხრად აგდება"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasmexatʹsja",
"sense": "To jeer at",
"word": "насмехаться"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nadsmivam se",
"sense": "To jeer",
"word": "надсмивам се"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dacinva",
"sense": "To jeer",
"word": "დაცინვა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "masxrad agdeba",
"sense": "To jeer",
"word": "მასხრად აგდება"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasmexatʹsja",
"sense": "To jeer",
"word": "насмехаться"
}
],
"word": "gird"
}
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