Definition of Skirt

Noun

• informal terms for a (young) woman
  dame doll wench chick bird
• (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
  annulus
• a garment hanging from the waist
  worn mainly by girls and women
  
• cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
  

Verb

• extend on all sides of simultaneously
  encircle
  "The forest surrounds my property"
  surround environ ring border
• form the edge of
  
• pass around or about
  move along the border
  "The boat skirted the coast"
  
• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  "He dodged the issue"
  "she skirted the problem"
  "They tend to evade their responsibilities"
  "he evaded the questions skillfully"
  hedge fudge evade - put off circumvent parry elude dodge duck sidestep

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