Read the dictionary definition of girdle. All definitions for this word.
1. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
2. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
3. an encircling or ringlike structure
4. put a girdle on or around
1. gird your loins
5. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
1. girdle the plant