skirt - noun

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

skirt - verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• pass around or about; move along the border
• form the edge of
• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

skirt - thesaurus

annulus   border   circumvent   dodge   duck   elude   environ   evade   fudge   hedge   parry   ring   sidestep   surround