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Skirt| Noun | 1. | skirt - cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waistgarment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" lap covering, lap - the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" seat - the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through" | | | 2. | skirt - a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and womenbox pleat - a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" gathered skirt - a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist hobble skirt - a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914 kick pleat - pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking kilt - a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men in the Highlands of northern Scotland lavalava - a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worm by Polynesians (especially Samoans) overskirt - an outer skirt worn over another skirt placket - a piece of cloth sewn under an opening sarong - a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific hemline - the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat | | | 3. | skirt - informal terms for a (young) woman | | | Verb | 1. | skirt - 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"quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" | | | 2. | skirt - pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"go past, pass by, travel by, go by, pass, surpass - pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" | | | 3. | skirt - form the edge of | | | 4. | skirt - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" fringe - decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" girdle, gird - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers" | |
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