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shirk
[ shurk ]
verb (used with object)
- to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to evade work, duty, etc.
noun
- a shirker.
shirk
1/ ʃɜː /
verb
- to avoid discharging (work, a duty, etc); evade
noun
- a person who shirks
shirk
2/ ʃɪː /
noun
- Islam
- the fundamental sin of regarding anything as equal to Allah
- any belief that is considered to be in opposition to Allah and Islam
Other Word Forms
- ܲ· adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of shirk1
Origin of shirk2
Example Sentences
On Thursday — on Opening Day! — the state auditor’s office is scheduled to release a report that could say whether the team has shirked its maintenance responsibilities at Angel Stadium.
He has had a lot of injury mishaps but has never quit and never shirked a challenge.
Separately, two state legislators representing the Anaheim area asked state auditors last year to determine whether the Angels had “been taking steps to shirk responsibility in maintenance.”
They’re disproportionately owed by businesses with the greatest incentive and ability to shirk their tax burdens.
De León denounced Feldstein Soto’s decision, saying she had “shirked her duty as a criminal prosecutor” by declining to pursue charges.
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