The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GIRD which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Prepare for action crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GIRD | 26 % | 4 |
| GEARUP | 23 % | 6 |
| ARM | 13 % | 3 |
| HITTHEDECK | 10 % | 10 |
| BRACE | 10 % | 5 |
| PLAN | 3 % | 4 |
| EQUIP | 3 % | 5 |
| CLEARTHEDECKS | 3 % | 13 |
| MOBILIZE | 3 % | 8 |
| READY | 3 % | 5 |
| WARMUP | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prepare for action
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- field
- dead horse
- calcium carbonate
- stand up
- militate
Crossword Answer definitions
GIRD verb- To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
- To prepare oneself for an action.
- A sarcastic remark.
- A stroke with a rod or switch.
- A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
- To jeer at.
- To jeer.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GIRD
- Encircle
- Fortify
- Surround
- __ one's loins
- Prepare, as one's loins
- Reinforce
- Equip with a belt
- Put a belt on
- Tighten
- Strengthen
More clues leading to the result GEARUP
- Equip
- Get ready to do something
- Get equipped
- Get ready for action
- Prepare (for)
- Get ready
- Get ready as for a challenge
- Get prepared
- Prepare for action
- Prepare
More clues leading to the result ARM
- Extremity
- Aikman's asset
- Annex
- Branch
- Chair part
- Kind of limb
- Pitcher's asset
- Prepare for a fight
- Upper limb
- Half an exorbitant price?
More clues leading to the result HITTHEDECK
- Prepare for action
- "Slide!"
- Get knocked down
- Drop to a prone position
- Vincent Youmans musical of the 1920's.
- Get ready for action.
- Skipper's command.
- Need blackjack dealer to ...
- Rise from bed ... or drop to one's stomach
- "Duck!"
More clues leading to the result BRACE
- Prepare for action
- Pair
- Reinforce
- Prepare for impact
- "___ yourself" ("This may come as a shock")
- Supporting timber
- Support
- Shore up
- Orthopedic device
- Two birds in the hand?
More clues leading to the result PLAN
- "__ 9 from Outer Space"
- Lay out in advance
- Make arrangements for
- Blueprint
- Make arrangements
- Marshall __
- Outline
- Stratagem
- Strategem
- Work out
More clues leading to the result EQUIP
- Outfit
- Supply
- Fit with gear
- Supply with gear
- Fit out
- Kit out
- Furnish with essentials
- Supply with needed materials
- Provide the wherewithal
- Provide with gear
More clues leading to the result CLEARTHEDECKS
- Get ready for action
- Prepare for action
- Get ready to work
- Cry on a warship
- Strike! Blackjack dealers, ___!
More clues leading to the result MOBILIZE
- Get ready for war
- Marshal one's forces
- Assemble and make ready for use.
- Put into action
- Prepare for action
- Ready for action
More clues leading to the result READY
- Camera-____ art
- Geared up
- Raring to go
- Willing and able's companion
- Prepare
- Camera-__ art
- Good to go
- See 8-Down
- Set to go
- On alert