skirt

n 1: the part of a garment below the waist

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

women

3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {dame}, {doll}, {wench},

{chick}, {bird}]

v 1: avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues;

"He dodged the issue" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put

off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]

2: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat

skirted the coast"

3: form the edge or

4: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest

surrounds my property" [syn: {surround}, {border}]