11 definitions found for Shirk

Shirk SHIRK, a different spelling of shark, which see.

shirk v 1: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" [syn: fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick] 2: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

shirk verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1681 intransitive verb 1. to go stealthily ; sneak 2. to evade the performance of an obligation transitive verb avoid, evade <shirk one's duty> • shirker noun

shirk
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. shirk (n.) sponger, perh. f. G Schurke scoundrel

shirk ʃə:k v. & n. --v.tr. (also absol.) shrink from; avoid; get out of (duty, work, responsibility, fighting, etc.). --n. a person who shirks. øøshirker n. [obs. shirk (n.) sponger, perh. f. G Schurke scoundrel]

Shirk Shirk, v. i. 1. To live by shifts and fraud; to shark. 2. To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away. One of the cities shirked from the league. --Byron.

Shirk Shirk, n. One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.

Shirk Shirk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shirked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shirking.] [Probably the same word as shark. See Shark, v. t.] 1. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation. You that never heard the call of any vocation, . . . that shirk living from others, but time from Yourselves. --Bp. Rainbow. 2. To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty. The usual makeshift by which they try to shirk difficulties. --Hare.

shirk I. v. a. 1. Avoid unfairly, evade, get off from, slink away from. 2. Cheat, trick, shark. II. v. n. 1. Shark. 2. Shift, depart, quit.

shirk ʃə:k v. avoid, evade, shun, dodge, get out of, shrink from, Colloq duck (out of), Brit skive, Military Brit scrimshank, US gold brick: Stop shirking your responsibilities and get to work! Is Callum shirking again?

56 Moby Thesaurus words for "shirk": abandon, avoid, bilk, burke, bypass, creep, cut, dodge, dog it, double, duck, duck duty, eschew, evade, fence, get around, get out of, goldbrick, goof off, gumshoe, jump, leave, leave loose ends, leave undone, let alone, let be, let dangle, let go, lurk, malinger, miss, not pull fair, omit, parry, pass over, pass up, pretermit, procrastinate, pussyfoot, shrink from, shun, sidestep, skip, skive, skulk, slack, slide out of, slink, slip, slip out of, snake, sneak out of, soldier, steal, trifle, welsh