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shirk

shirk [ shurk ] (past and past participle shirked, present participle shirk·ing, 3rd person present singular shirks)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb avoid something: to avoid having to carry out something such as an obligation, task, or responsibility through lack of initiative, cowardice, or distaste for it

2. intransitive verb avoid responsibility: to lack initiative, or deliberately avoid work or duty

[Mid-17th century. Origin ?]

shirk·er noun
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