Verb
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
"He dodged the issue""she skirted the problem""They tend to evade their responsibilities""he evaded the questions skillfully"2. pass around or about; move along the border;
"The boat skirted the coast"3. form the edge of
4. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle;
"The forest surrounds my property"