Synonyms for Skirt (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (informal terms for a (young) woman):
bird, dame, dollWordNet sense 2 (extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle):
border, surroundWordNet sense 3 (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)):
circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep, put offFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit