Quick definitions from WordNet (skirt)
▸ noun: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
▸ noun: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
▸ noun: informal terms for a (young) woman
▸ verb: pass around or about; move along the border ("The boat skirted the coast")
▸ verb: form the edge of
▸ verb: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
▸ verb: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) ("She skirted the problem")
▸ Also see skirt
▸ noun: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
▸ noun: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
▸ noun: informal terms for a (young) woman
▸ verb: pass around or about; move along the border ("The boat skirted the coast")
▸ verb: form the edge of
▸ verb: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
▸ verb: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) ("She skirted the problem")
▸ Also see skirt