skirt (
http://definr.com/skirt)
n 1: cloth covering that forms 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]