shirk
IPA: ʃˈɝk
noun
- One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.
- (Islam) The unforgivable sin of association [of something with God].
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
- (intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
- (transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
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Examples of "shirk" in Sentences
- In this school they never shirk,
- Shirk is defined in various ways.
- We can't shirk the responsibility.
- They did not shirk from aggression.
- He did not shirk to speak the truth.
- Bill Shirk later operated the station.
- It was not my intention to shirk policy.
- Shirking a responsibility is not the answer.
- Skulking, shirking, malingering, were all established tactics as it appeared.
- So the reference says it is a form of Shirk infidelity and it leads to Shirk.