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shirk

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1. shirk - Noun

2. shirk - Verb

3. Shirk - Proper noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

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The 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

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