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Meaning of 'skirt'
Meaning of 'skirt' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Skirt 
[ n.]
- The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like
garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or
a mantle. [ n.]- A loose edging to any part of a dress.
- Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything
- A petticoat.
- The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals.
2. Skirt [ v. t.]
- To cover with a skirt; to surround. [ v. t.]- To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees.
- To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.
Meaning of 'skirt' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. skirt [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Example in sentence:
- He dodged the issue;
- he evaded the questions skillfully;
- she skirted the problem;
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
Meaning (2):
- pass around or about; move along the border
- pass around or about; move along the border
Example in sentence:
- The boat skirted the coast
Meaning (3):
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
Example in sentence:
- The forest surrounds my property
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