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Skirt

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
2.NounA similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
3.NounA loose edging to any part of a dress.
4.NounA petticoat.
5.NounA woman.
6.NounWomen collectively, in a sexual context.
7.NounSexual intercourse with a woman.
8.NounA border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
9.NounA diaphragm, or midriff.
10.VerbTo be on or form the border of.
"The plain was skirted by rows of trees."
11.VerbTo move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
"skirt a mountain"
12.VerbTo cover with a skirt; to surround.
13.VerbTo avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).
"skirt the issue; He skirted the issue of which parties to attend by staying at home instead."
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