1. shirk - Noun
2. shirk - Verb
3. Shirk - Proper noun
To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.
To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.
To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe derelict soldier shirked his duties Source: Internet
She shirks her duties Source: Internet
“Affluenza: just the latest way to shirk legal responsibility”. Source: Internet
From the windmills that power the handsomely restored brick building to the eco-friendly umbrellas sold in its Conscious Café, the hotel doesn’t shirk its green credentials. Source: Internet
"Perhaps most pathetically, it attempts to shirk obviously federal responsibilities by assigning them solely to states instead." Source: Internet
But he can’t shirk away from responsibilities himself. Source: Internet