shirk
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
to evade work, duty, etc.
a shirker.
Origin of shirk
1Other words for shirk
Other words from shirk
- un·shirked, adjective
- un·shirk·ing, adjective
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How to use shirk in a sentence
Shakespeare rather shirks the calculation, and contents himself with describing it as the “smug and silver Trent.”
The Great North Road: London to York | Charles G. HarperThe Bible shows a preference for the workers as against the shirks.
The Bible and Life | Edwin Holt HughesWe perform the most energetic action almost without knowing it, for even our will shirks the too-heavy task.
The Choice of Life | Georgette LeblancThere's kickers and biters and shirks amongst them; but if they won't learn and can't learn, they get 'condemned.'
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories | Mary Hallock FooteA gay young husband, like the ruby-throated humming bird, shirks domestic responsibilities, but he expects only two wee nestlings.
Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road | Katharine Lee Bates
British Dictionary definitions for shirk (1 of 2)
/ (ʃɜːk) /
to avoid discharging (work, a duty, etc); evade
a person who shirks
Origin of shirk
1British Dictionary definitions for shirk (2 of 2)
/ (ʃɪːk) /
Islam
the fundamental sin of regarding anything as equal to Allah
any belief that is considered to be in opposition to Allah and Islam
Origin of shirk
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