Shirk
21shirk — v. (G) no one should shirk doing her/his duty * * * [ʃɜːk] (G) no one should shirk doing her/his duty …
22shirk — (lit. ‘sharing’ or ‘associating’) Worshipping other deities or creatures alongside God (i.e. polytheism). This is the worst form of disbelief and, according to the Qur’an, the one sin that cannot be forgiven. This is because it flies in the… …
23shirk — 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 …
24shirk — 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 …
25shirk — verb Shirk is used with these nouns as the object: ↑duty, ↑responsibility …
26shirk — verb avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility). noun archaic a person who shirks. Derivatives shirker noun Origin C17: from obs. shirk sponger , perh. from Ger. Schurke scoundrel …
27shirk — verb (I, T) to deliberately avoid doing something you should do, because you are lazy: a salesman who was fired for shirking | shirk your responsibilities/duties/obligations: Are you accusing me of shirking my responsibilities? shirker noun (C) …
28shirk — verb 1) she didn t shirk any task Syn: evade, dodge, avoid, get out of, sidestep, shrink from, shun, skip, miss; neglect; informal duck (out of), cop out of, cut 2) no one shirked Syn …
29shirk — [ʃɜːk] verb [I/T] to avoid doing something difficult, or to avoid accepting responsibility for something A good manager should never shirk difficult decisions.[/ex] …
30shirk — 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 …
