skirt, v.
(skirted, skirting, skirts)
freq. cnt. 3
(skirted, skirting, skirts)
freq. cnt. 3
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
sample sentences
"He dodged the issue""she skirted the problem"
"They tend to evade their responsibilities"
"he evaded the questions skillfully"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
pass around or about; move along the border
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
skirt
sample sentences
"The boat skirted the coast"verb frames
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3
border environ ring skirt surround
sample sentences
"The forest surrounds my property"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
form the edge of
<verb.stative>
skirt
verb frames
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym