How to pronounce “shirk”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
• (intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
• (transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
• [Noun]
• One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.

Practice Nearby Words

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