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1shirk´er — shirk «shurk», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to avoid or get out of doing (work or a duty): »He lost his job because he shirked his work. Common men cannot shirk world politics and at the same time enjoy private freedom (H. G. Wells). SYNONYM(S): evade …
2Shirk — * Shirk , to avoid work or other responsibilities because of laziness * Shirk (Islam), in Islam, the sin of idolatry or associating beings or things with Allah * Shirk break , a synonym for coffee break …
3shirk — 1630s, to practice fraud or trickery, also a noun (1630s, now obs.) a disreputable parasite, perhaps from Ger. schurke scoundrel, rogue, knave, villain (see SHARK (Cf. shark)). Sense of evade one s work or duty first recorded 1785, originally in… …
4shirk — [shʉrk] vt. [? akin to Ger schurke, scoundrel, rascal] to neglect or evade doing (something that should be done) vi. to neglect or evade work, duty, etc. shirker n …
5shirk — /sherrk/, v.t. 1. to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.). v.i. 2. to evade work, duty, etc. n. 3. a shirker. [1625 35; obscurely akin to SHARK2] Syn. 1. shun, avoid, dodge. * * * In Islam, idolatry and polytheism, both of which are regarded… …
6shirk — 1. verb To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from. If you have a job, dont shirk from it and not show up at work. Syn: blow off, goldbrick 2 …
7shirk — v. & n. v.tr. (also absol.) shrink from; avoid; get out of (duty, work, responsibility, fighting, etc.). n. a person who shirks. Derivatives: shirker n. Etymology: obs …
8shirk — /ʃɜk / (say sherk) verb (t) 1. to evade (work, duty, etc.). –verb (i) 2. to evade work, duty, etc. –noun Also, shirker. 3. someone who seeks to avoid work, duty, etc. {? German Schurke parasite, sharper. Compare shark2} …
9shirk — [[t]ʃɜrk[/t]] v. t. 1) to evade (work, duty, etc.) 2) to evade work, duty, etc 3) a shirker • Etymology: 1625–35; obscurely akin to shark II …
10shirk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. evade, shun, neglect; slack, soldier, malinger, goldbrick (sl.). See avoidance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. elude, cheat, malinger; see avoid , evade 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. neglect, evade,… …
