shirk in English dictionary

  • shirk

    Meanings and definitions of "shirk"

    • (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
    • one who shirks
    • (Islam) the unforgivable sin of idolatry
    • noun
      one who shirks
    • noun
      (Islam)
      the unforgivable sin of idolatry
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
    • avoid a duty
    • be negligent in doing something
    • verb
      avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
    • verb
      avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

    Synonyms of "shirk" in English dictionary

    fiddle, goldbrick, shrink from are the top synonyms of "shirk" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shirk

    • shirk ( third-person singular simple present shirks, present participle shirking, simple past and past participle shirked)
    • shirk ( plural  shirks)
    • shirk (plural shirks)
    • shirk (third-person singular simple present shirks, present participle shirking, simple past and past participle shirked)
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