skirt

²skirt

verb

Definition of SKIRT

transitive verb

1

: to form or run along the border or edge of : border

2

a : to provide a skirt for b : to furnish a border or shield for

3

a : to go or pass around or about; specifically : to go around or keep away from in order to avoid danger or discovery b : to avoid especially because of difficulty or fear of controversy <skirted the issue> c : to evade or miss by a narrow margin <having skirted disaster — Edith Wharton>

intransitive verb

: to be, lie, or move along an edge or border

— skirt·er noun

Examples of SKIRT

1. The mayor skirted the issue by saying that a committee was looking into the problem.
2. They tried to skirt the new regulations.
3. He tried to skirt around the question.
4. Pine trees skirt the northern edge of the pond.
5. The road skirts around the lake.
6. We skirted around the edge of the city.

First Known Use of SKIRT

1602

Related to SKIRT

Synonyms: bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, detour

Antonyms: comply (with), follow, keep, obey, observe

Related Words: leapfrog; avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, shake, shun

Near Antonyms: confront, face, meet; accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome

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