| query | If you s____ a problem or question, you avoid dealing with it.If you skirt a problem or question, you avoid dealing with it. He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement. He skirted round his main differences with her. |
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| word | skirt |
| full-definition | noun A skirt is a piece of clothing that fastens at the waist and hangs down around the legs. verb Something that skirts an area is situated around the edge of it. We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill. If you skirt something, you go around the edge of it. We shall be skirting the island on our way. She skirted round the edge of the room to the door. If you skirt a problem or question, you avoid dealing with it. He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement. He skirted round his main differences with her. |
| inflections | skirtsskirtingskirted |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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