From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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: (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature
mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar [syn: annulus,
skirt]
4: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll,
wench, skirt, chick, bird]
v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
[syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent,
parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
2: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat
skirted the coast"
3: form the edge of
4: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest
surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ, ring,
skirt, border]