Skirting - English meaning

verb

Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Usage examples:

Avoid excessive exposure to the sun

noun

A road passing round a town or its centre to provide an alternative route for through traffic.

Usage examples:

The opportunity of providing a town centre bypass along the former railway line to the east of the …

verb

Go past or round.

Usage examples:

Bypass the farm and continue to the road

verb

To avoid something by going around it

Usage examples:

Take the highway that bypasses richmond to avoid heavy traffic., fig. posting news on the internet …

noun

A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre).

Usage examples:

Draw a circle with a compass

verb

Move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once.

Usage examples:

They were circling athens airport

verb

Sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).

Usage examples:

He undertook to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less

verb

Find a way around (an obstacle).

Usage examples:

If you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

noun

A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.

Usage examples:

A guard shot at me but with a quick dodge from my new agility i managed to avoid at it.

verb

A quick evasive movement

noun

A waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.

Usage examples:

The rear feet of the beaver are large and webbed like a duck's feet, to give the animal good swimmi…

verb

Lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen.

Usage examples:

Spectators ducked for cover

noun

A quick lowering of the head.

Usage examples:

Then a quick duck brought him under the demon's arm.

verb

Escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.

Usage examples:

Friends helped him to evade capture for a time

verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

verb

To avoid something unpleasant or unwanted, or to manage not to do (something that should be done)

Usage examples:

She’s trying to evade my questions., he was convicted of evading taxes.

verb

Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.

Usage examples:

He ignored her outraged question

verb

Refuse to acknowledge

verb

To give no attention to something or someone

Usage examples:

They ignored our warnings., the mayor ignored the hecklers and went on with her speech.

verb

Fail to notice.

Usage examples:

He seems to have overlooked one important fact

noun

A commanding position or view.

Usage examples:

The overlook to the townsite

verb

To have or give a view of something from above

Usage examples:

Our hotel room overlooked the harbor., his film was nominated for an oscar, but reiner himself was …

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by stepping sideways.

Usage examples:

He sidestepped a defender and crossed the ball

noun

A step taken sideways, typically to avoid someone or something.

Usage examples:

A boxercise workout that incorporates an intricate combination of sidesteps with left and right hooks

verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

phrase

Take care to avoid or keep away from.

Usage examples:

Steer clear of fatty food

idiom

To avoid someone or something because you think the person or thing may cause trouble or be dangerous

Usage examples:

Davis steered clear of politics because of all the problems his father had had as governor.