What (who) is shirk - definition
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Shirk (disambiguation)
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
(shirks, shirking, shirked)
If someone does not shirk their responsibility or duty, they do what they have a responsibility to do.
We in the Congress can't shirk our responsibility...
The Government will not shirk from considering the need for further action.
VERB: usu with neg, V n, V from -ing/n, also V
Shirk
·vi To live by shifts and fraud; to Shark.
II. Shirk ·vt To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
III. Shirk ·vi To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
IV. Shirk ·noun One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.
- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.
Wikipedia
Shirk
Shirk may refer to:
- Shirk (surname)
- Shirk (Islam), in Islam, the sin of idolatry or associating beings or things with Allah
- Shirk, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
- Shirk-e Sorjeh, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
- "Shirk break", a synonym for coffee break
- Shirking model, part of the economic principle of the efficiency wage
- USS Shirk (DD-318), a United States Navy destroyer in service 1921 to 1930
Pronunciation examples for shirk
1. going to shirk my responsibilities
Cooking Sustainable Seafood _ Rick Moonen _ Talks at Google
2. But with that said, we also can't shirk our duties
Nikole Hannah-Jones _ Modern Day Segregation _ Talks at Google
3. possible from others and try to shirk having to contribute
Give and Take _ Adam Grant _ Talks at Google
4. get to shirk off work on a Friday .
Miller's Valley _ Anna Quindlen _ Talks at Google
5. Once accused, nobody manages to shirk the accusation.
The Witches - Salem, 1692 _ Stacy Schiff _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of shirk
1. Poland doesn‘t shirk responsibility for such individuals.
2. Congress cannot afford to shirk that burden any longer.
3. In the worst case scenario both sides might shirk responsibility.
4. That is polytheism, or, to use the Islamic term, shirk.
5. Gillespie doesn‘t shirk from criticizing a watchdog society.