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noun

ˈgərth

Definition of girth

as in circumference

the distance around a round body a fallen tree with a girth of some 26 feet making it wide enough for a full-grown man to walk through

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verb

as in to wrap

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse

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But the rounded hump and more advanced and tactile scroll wheel are worth the extra girth. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 Anderson’s fish measured 57 inches long with a portly 44-inch girth. — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 Its massive girth prohibits the use of any traditionally sized parking spaces. — James Raia, Mercury News, 31 May 2026 But the Longwood bear’s girth illustrates both the natural world’s resilience and its degradation. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for girth

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Because of these limitations, physicians usually consider waist circumference, body composition, fitness, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels alongside BMI.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Researchers looked at waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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The chain replaced its soft bun with a more sturdier version, changed the recipe for its mayonnaise and now serves it in a box instead of wrapped in paper.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Docker moved in a different direction with its MCP Catalog and Toolkit, containerizing servers and wrapping them in secret management, policy enforcement and audit logging.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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