shirk
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shirk 1
(shûrk)v. shirked, shirk·ing, shirks
v.tr.
To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
v.intr.
To avoid work or duty.
[Perhaps from German Schurke, scoundrel; akin to Old High German fiurscurgo, demon : fiur, fire + scurigen, to stir up.]
shirk′er n.
shirk 2
(shûrk, shîrk)n. Islam
The sin of offering worship to idols or to any being other than God.
[Arabic širk, association (of an idol) as a partner to God, sharing (of an idol) in the worship due to God alone, shirk, from šarika, to share, associate, be a partner; akin to Akkadian šarāku, to give, bestow and Ugaritic šrk, to associate with.]
shirk
(ʃɜːk)vb
to avoid discharging (work, a duty, etc); evade
n
a person who shirks
[C17: probably from German Schurke rogue; see shark2]
shirk
(ʃɪːk)n
(Islam) Islam
a. the fundamental sin of regarding anything as equal to Allah
b. any belief that is considered to be in opposition to Allah and Islam
[from Arabic: association]
shirk
(ʃɜrk)v.t.
1. to evade (work, duty, etc.).
v.i. 2. to evade work, duty, etc.
n. 3. a shirker.
[1625–35; obscurely akin to shark2]
shirk
Past participle: shirked
Gerund: shirking
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Verb | 1. | shirk - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" avoid - refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories" scrimshank - British military language: avoid work slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle |
2. | shirk - avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties" avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
shirk
verb
1. dodge, avoid, evade, get out of, duck (out of) (informal), shun, sidestep, body-swerve (Scot.), bob off (Brit. slang), scrimshank (Brit. military slang) We will not shirk the task of considering the need for further action.
2. skive (Brit. slang), slack, idle, malinger, swing the lead, gold-brick (U.S. slang), bob off (Brit. slang), bludge (Austral. & N.Z. informal), scrimshank (Brit. military slang) He was sacked for shirking.
shirk
verbTranslations
يَتَهَرَّب، يَتَمَلَّص
vyhnout se
unddrage sig
koma sér undan
išsisukinėtojas
izvairītiesnovelt
shirk
[ˈʃɜːrk] vt [+ duty, responsibility] → se dérober à
vi (= avoid work) → tirer au flanc
to shirk from sth
He will not shirk from his responsibilities → Il ne se dérobera pas à ses responsabilités.
to shirk from sth
He will not shirk from his responsibilities → Il ne se dérobera pas à ses responsabilités.
shirk
vt → sich drücken vor (+dat), → ausweichen (+dat)
shirk
[ʃɜːk]1. vt (duty) → sottrarsi a, sfuggire a; (issue) → ignorare; (work) → scansare
to shirk doing sth → evitare di fare qc
to shirk doing sth → evitare di fare qc
2. vi → fare lo/a scansafatiche
shirk
(ʃəːk) verb to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to). She shirked telling him the bad news that night.
ˈshirker noun