shirk

1 avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" [syn: fiddle, shrink from, goldbrick]

2 avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k

Etymology 1

First attested use in 1625 – 1635, apparently from association with shark (verb form)

Verb

1. To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

   to shirk a duty

Translations

Synonyms

• blow off (US)

Noun

1. one who shirks

Etymology 2

(širk, "idolatry").

Noun

1. the unforgivable sin of idolatry

• "Shirk", to avoid work or other responsibilities because of laziness
• Shirk (Islam), in Islam, the sin of idolatry or associating beings or things with Allah
• "Shirk break", a synonym for coffee break

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