skirt

Definition of Skirt in English :

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Noun

1. skirt

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

2. skirt

a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

3. annulus, skirt

(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

annulus

4. bird, chick, dame, doll, skirt, wench

informal terms for a (young) woman

Verb

5. circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Example Sentences:
'He dodged the issue'
'she skirted the problem'
'They tend to evade their responsibilities'
'he evaded the questions skillfully'

6. skirt

pass around or about; move along the border

Example Sentences:
'The boat skirted the coast'

7. skirt

form the edge of

8. border, environ, ring, skirt, surround

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Example Sentences:
'The forest surrounds my property'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Skirt

see synonyms of skirt

noun

a garment hanging from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls

the part of a dress below the waist

3. Also called: apron

a frieze or circular flap, as round the base of a hovercraft

the flaps on a saddle that protect a rider's legs

5. British

a cut of beef from the flank

6. (often plural)

a margin or outlying area

7. New Zealand

the lower part of a sheep's fleece

8. bit of skirt

verb

9. (transitive)

to form the edge of

10. (transitive)

to provide with a border

11. (when intr, foll by around, along, etc)

to pass (by) or be situated (near) the outer edge of (an area, etc)

12. (transitive)

to avoid (a difficulty, etc)

he skirted the issue

13. mainly Australian and New Zealand

to remove the trimmings or inferior wool from (a fleece)

Skirt

see synonyms of skirt

noun

that part of a dress, coat, robe, etc. that hangs below the waist

a woman's garment of varying length that hangs down from the waist

something like a skirt, as a flap hanging from the side of a saddle or one covering the legs of a sofa, chair, etc.

4. [pl.]

the outer or bordering parts; outskirts, as of a city

5. Slang

a girl or woman

sometimes considered mildly offensive

verb transitive

to lie along or form the border or edge of

to move along the edge of or pass around rather than through

to miss narrowly

to avoid (something controversial, difficult, etc.)

to border or edge with something

verb intransitive

10.

to be on, or move along, the edge or border

a path skirting along the pond

Skirt

see synonyms of skirt

1. The part of a garment, such as a dress or coat, that hangs freely from the waist down.

2. A garment hanging from the waist and worn especially by women and girls.

3. A part or attachment resembling the skirt of a garment, especially:

a. One of the leather flaps hanging from the side of a saddle.

b. The lower outer section of a rocket vehicle.

c. A flexible strip hanging from the base of an air-cushion vehicle.

d. A piece of fabric that extends over or beyond something to afford protection.

e. A spray skirt.

4. An outer edge; a border or margin: a base camp on the skirt of the mountain.

5. Offensive Slang A woman.

v. skirt·ed, skirt·ing, skirts

v.tr.

1. To lie along or form the edge of; border: the creek that skirts our property.

2. To pass around rather than across or through: changed their course to skirt the storm.

3. To pass close to; miss narrowly: The bullet skirted an artery.

4. To evade, as by circumlocution: skirted the controversial issue.

v.intr.

To lie along, move along, or be an edge or a border.

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