About The Word Shirk
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Shirk
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What's The Definition Of Shirk?
[v] avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
[v] avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" Synonyms | Synonyms for Shirk: goldbrick | shrink from Related Terms | Find terms related to Shirk: See Also | avoid | avoid | malinger | scrimshank | skulk | slack Shirk In Webster's Dictionary \Shirk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shirking}.] [Probably the same word as shark. See {Shark},
v. t.]
1. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean
solicitation.
You that never heard the call of any vocation, . . .
that shirk living from others, but time from
Yourselves. --Bp. Rainbow.
2. To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying
unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.
The usual makeshift by which they try to shirk
difficulties. --Hare.
\Shirk\, v. i. 1. To live by shifts and fraud; to shark. 2. To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away. One of the cities shirked from the league. --Byron. \Shirk\, n. One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor. |
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