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skirting


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  skirt 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  skirt 
 
  Sense  1 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
 
  Sense  4 
  surround,  skirt,  border 
  =>  fringe 
  =>  girdle,  gird 
  =>  enclose,  inclose,  shut  in 
  =>  hem  in 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  skirt 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  skirt 
 
  Sense  1 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
 
  Sense  4 
  surround,  skirt,  border 
  =>  fringe 
  =>  girdle,  gird 
  =>  enclose,  inclose,  shut  in 
  =>  tuck,  insert 
  =>  wall  in  wall  up 
  =>  brick  in  brick  up  brick  over 
  =>  embower,  bower 
  =>  enshrine,  shrine 
  =>  encase,  case 
  =>  pack 
  =>  containerize 
  =>  bag 
  =>  pouch 
  =>  bundle,  bundle  up  roll  up 
  =>  stow,  load 
  =>  box,  package 
  =>  sack 
  =>  crate 
  =>  immerse,  engross,  swallow,  swallow  up  bury,  eat  up 
  =>  frame,  frame  in  border 
  =>  glass,  glass  in 
  =>  bank 
  =>  dike,  dyke 
  =>  encapsulate 
  =>  fence,  fence  in 
  =>  rope  in  rope  off  cordon  off 
  =>  casket 
  =>  corral 
  =>  fortify,  fort 
  =>  trench 
  =>  hem  in 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  skirt 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  skirt 
 
  4  senses  of  skirt 
 
  Sense  1 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  avoid 
 
  Sense  2 
  skirt 
  =>  travel  by  pass  by  surpass,  go  past,  go  by  pass 
 
  Sense  3 
  skirt 
  =>  bound,  border 
 
  Sense  4 
  surround,  skirt,  border 
  =>  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  skirt 
 
  skirt  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  skirt 
 
  Sense  1 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  avoid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  skirt 
  =>  travel  by  pass  by  surpass,  go  past,  go  by  pass 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  skirt 
  =>  bound,  border 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  surround,  skirt,  border 
  =>  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  skirting 
  skirting  board 
 
  Overview  of  verb  skirt 
 
  The  verb  skirt  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep  --  (avoid  or  try  to  avoid,  as  of  duties,  questions  and  issues;  "He  dodged  the  issue") 
  2.  (1)  skirt  --  (pass  around  or  about  move  along  the  border;  "The  boat  skirted  the  coast") 
  3.  skirt  --  (form  the  edge  or) 
  4.  surround,  skirt,  border  --  (extend  on  all  sides  of  simultaneously;  encircle;  "The  forest  surrounds  my  property") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  skirting 
 
  The  adj  skirting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  encircling,  skirting  --  (being  all  around  the  edges;  enclosing;  "his  encircling  arms";  "the  room's  skirting  board  needs  painting") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  skirting 
 
  1  sense  of  skirting 
 
  Sense  1 
  encircling(postnominal),  skirting(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  peripheral)  ->  central 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  skirting 
 
  1  sense  of  skirting 
 
  Sense  1 
  encircling(postnominal),  skirting(postnominal) 
  =>  peripheral  (vs.  central) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  skirting 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  skirting 
 
  skirting  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  skirting 
  skirting 
 
  Overview  of  verb  skirt 
 
  The  verb  skirt  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep  --  (avoid  or  try  to  avoid,  as  of  duties,  questions  and  issues;  "He  dodged  the  issue") 
  2.  (1)  skirt  --  (pass  around  or  about  move  along  the  border;  "The  boat  skirted  the  coast") 
  3.  skirt  --  (form  the  edge  or) 
  4.  surround,  skirt,  border  --  (extend  on  all  sides  of  simultaneously;  encircle;  "The  forest  surrounds  my  property") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  skirting 
 
  The  adj  skirting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  encircling,  skirting  --  (being  all  around  the  edges;  enclosing;  "his  encircling  arms";  "the  room's  skirting  board  needs  painting") 



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