skirt vs girdle

girdle vs skirt

skirt and girdle both are nouns.

skirt and girdle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skirt	Yes	No	Yes	No
girdle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, girdle is a hyponym of skirt; that is, girdle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than skirt:

skirt: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
girdle: put a girdle on or around

Other hyponyms of skirt include fringe, gird, cloister, close in, enclose, inclose, shut in, hem in, cloister.

skirt (noun)	girdle (noun)
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women	a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist	a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
informal terms for a (young) woman	an encircling or ringlike structure
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

skirt (verb)	girdle (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	put a girdle on or around
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle	cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
pass around or about; move along the border
form the edge of

Difference between skirt and girdle

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