skirt

noun

that part of a dress, coat, robe, etc. that hangs below the waist
a woman's garment of varying length that hangs down from the waist
something like a skirt, as a flap hanging from the side of a saddle or one covering the legs of a sofa, chair, etc.
the outer or bordering parts; outskirts, as of a city
Slang a girl or woman: sometimes considered mildly offensive

transitive verb

to lie along or form the border or edge of
1. to move along the edge of or pass around rather than through
2. to miss narrowly
to avoid (something controversial, difficult, etc.)
to border or edge with something

intransitive verb

to be on, or move along, the edge or border: a path skirting along the pond

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