Definition of shirk
English to English noun - One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.
source: Webster 1913 verb - avoid (one's assigned duties)
The derelict soldier shirked his duties.
source: WordNet 3.0 - avoid dealing with
She shirks her duties.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
source: Webster 1913 - To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.
source: Webster 1913
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shirk, shirky, shark, sirko, shriek, shiraz, shrike, sharock, sirc, sark, siris, siroc, shrag, shrug, schirrhus, siegework, sirius, squark, shears, screak
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