girth

«girth» in Mova's school dictionary: the strap that goes under its belly to hold the saddle on — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (girths)

meaning for a pupil

1) The girth of a horse is the strap that goes under its belly to hold the saddle on. tree →

2) The girth of something is its measure all the way round, such as the girth of a tree or of a waist. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a girth is the strap of a saddle that can break, so a rider falls; in lessons «girth» can mean the distance around a round thing

examples

• Tighten the girth before you ride the pony. tree →
• The girth of the saddle broke, and the prince fell. tree →
• The oak tree has a girth of four metres. tree →
• Measure the girth of the barrel with a tape. tree →

note

a girth is a length around something, so it is a measure, not a count; in a problem it may need adding or dividing as a length

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «girth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.