skirt

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skirt
skəːt Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn by women and girls.
  • a surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.
  • an animal's diaphragm and other membranes as food.
    E.g. bits of beef skirt
  • women regarded as objects of sexual desire.
  • a small flap on a saddle, covering the bar from which the stirrup leather hangs.
verb
  • go round or past the edge of.
    E.g. he did not go through the city but skirted it
  • attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with.
    E.g. they are both skirting the issue

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