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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/ ʃɜ˰ì /
verb
- to avoid discharging (work, a duty, etc); evade
noun
- a person who shirks
shirk
2/ ʃɪ˰ì /
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 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³ó¾±°ù°ì±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³ó¾±°ù°ìi²Ô²µ adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï 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.â€
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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