Definition of Skirt
Skirt
skirt
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(noun)
a garment that is worn on the waist and hangs down, mostly made for women and girls;
e.g. The girl wore a plaid skirt and a black sweater.
(noun)
the rim or periphery of an area;
e.g. He walked on the skirts of the neighborhood with his dog.
(noun)
cloth that hangs from the bottom edge of a piece of furniture;
e.g. The skirt of the couch is long enough to hide the dust bunnies underneath the couch!
(verb)
to move along the border or edge of;
e.g. The small river skirts the hiking trails.
(verb)
to go around or pass by the edge of;
e.g. He skirted the city on his daily run.
(noun)
to avoid or ignore dealing with something;
e.g. He kept skirting the task of applying for an internship and now it is too late.
(verb)
to miss by a narrow or slight margin;
e.g. We skirted the disaster by leaving town just a few days earlier.
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