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[ shurk ] / ʃɜrk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shirk ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.). verb (used without object)to evade work, duty, etc. Origin of shirkFirst recorded in 1625–35; obscurely akin to shark2 SYNONYMS FOR shirkSEE SYNONYMS FOR shirk ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM shirkun·shirked, adjectiveun·shirk·ing, adjectiveWords nearby shirkShiraz, shire, Shire Highlands, shire horse, Shirer, shirk, shirker, Shirleen, Shirley, Shirley poppy, Shirley Temple Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shirkAnd to shirk that part of our human responsibility is, well, a sin. A Catholic Ex-Banker on Pope Francis’s Radical Views|Chris Lowney|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Should this happen it would be doubly disastrous were we to shirk the challenge now. Margaret Thatcher Sounded the Alarm on Climate Change|David Frum|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST They abuse drinks or drugs, abuse spouses and loved ones, shirk sleep and plummet into crippling depression. War Photographer Trains Her Lens on Military Suicide at Home|Allison Yarrow|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST Why should they presume to shirk the narrow pathway along which all that is great and noble among mankind has travelled? The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales|Arthur Conan Doyle
It is out of the question to claim a right and yet shirk the responsibility for its exercise. State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt The point is that I did give it, and I am not a man to shirk my responsibilities. Novel Notes|Jerome K. Jerome He determined to go first to a solicitor: and launch him against his enemies, while compelled to shirk them in his own person. Keep a sharp eye on the men—especially on that lazy fellow who has a tendency to sleep and shirk duty. Under the Waves|R M Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for shirk (1 of 2)
verbto avoid discharging (work, a duty, etc); evade Word Origin for shirkC17: probably from German Schurke rogue; see shark ² British Dictionary definitions for shirk (2 of 2)
nounIslam - the fundamental sin of regarding anything as equal to Allah
- any belief that is considered to be in opposition to Allah and Islam
Word Origin for shirkfrom Arabic: association Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shirkpussyfoot, fence, cheat, sidestep, goldbrick, elude, slip, duck, creep, quit, bypass, dodge, slink, lurk, sneak, parry, malinger, snake, shun, skulk |