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| 1. | [ noun ] (clothing) cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist | |
| Related terms: | cloth_covering garment seat lap | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (clothing) a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women | |
| Related terms: | garment sarong hobble_skirt ballet_skirt gathered_skirt culotte full_skirt miniskirt hoopskirt kilt overskirt lavalava grass_skirt sunburst_pleat hemline slide_fastener kick_pleat placket box_pleat | |
| 3. | [ verb ] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | |
| Synonyms: | sidestep evade dodge hedge duck circumvent put_off elude parry fudge | |
| Examples: | "He dodged the issue" "she skirted the problem" "They tend to evade their responsibilities" "he evaded the questions skillfully" |
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| Related terms: | avoid quibble dodge evasion circumvention equivocator hedge | |
| 4. | [ verb ] pass around or about; move along the border | |
| Examples: | "The boat skirted the coast" |
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| Related terms: | travel_by | |
| 5. | [ verb ] extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle | |
| Synonyms: | surround border | |
| Examples: | "The forest surrounds my property" |
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| Related terms: | touch enclose hem_in fringe girdle edge environment | |
| 6. | [ verb ] form the edge or | |
| Related terms: | bound | |
| 7. | [ noun ] informal terms for a (young) woman | |
| Synonyms: | dame chick wench bird doll | |
| Related terms: | girl | |
| Similar spelling: |
skirting skirret Skerrett |
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