vverb.communicationavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)Synset:circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
Examples:- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
Derivationally Related Form:hedgerdodgingcircumventionhedgedodgehedgingdodgerevasion
Hypernyms:avoid
Inherited Hypernyms:hedgeavoid
Direct Hyponyms:begquibble
Full Troponyms:begquibble
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motionpass around or about; move along the borderExamples:- The boat skirted the coast
Hypernyms:go by go past pass pass by surpass travel by
Inherited Hypernyms:skirttravel bytravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.stativeform the edge ofHypernyms:border bound
Inherited Hypernyms:skirtboundencloseholdinclude
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.contactextend on all sides of simultaneously; encircleSynset:border environ ring skirt surround
Examples:- The forest surrounds my property
Derivationally Related Form:surroundsurroundingsborder
Hypernyms:adjoin contact meet touch
Inherited Hypernyms:surroundtouch
Direct Hyponyms:cloisterclose inenclosefringegirdgirdlehem inincloseshut in
Full Troponyms:bagbankboxbrick inbundlecasketcloistercontainerizecorralcratedikeembattleembowerencapsulateencaseencloseenshrinefencefortifyframefringegirdleglasshedgehem inimmersepackpouchrope insackstowtrenchtuckwall in
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
adj satadj.allbeing all around the edges; enclosingSynset:encircling
Examples:- his encircling arms
- the room's skirting board needs painting
Antonyms:central
Inherited Hypernyms:encircling
Similar to:peripheral