Question

Which sentence uses the same meaning of the underlined word in the sentence below?

Spain's soccer players carefully girded themselves for the FIFA World Cup Finals and won the victory!
A.
John-Paul girded his brother Gary when he ran his bicycle into the tree in the neighbor's yard.
B.
The pack of coyotes girded the sickly deer before it made an attack.
C.
Samuel girded himself before he traveled across the European countryside.
D.
The cowgirl girded herself with her championship belt and buckle whenever she appeared in public.
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Answer 1

C

Explanation: "Girded themselves for" means "prepared themselves for." Sentence C ("Samuel girded himself before he traveled...") uses "girded" in the same sense of preparing.