shirk
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k
[edit] Etymology 1
First attested use in 1625 – 1635, apparently from association with shark (verb form), or from German Schurke (“‘rogue, knave’”)[1].
[edit] Verb
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to shirk (third-person singular simple present shirks, present participle shirking, simple past and past participle shirked)
- (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
- If you have a job, don't shirk from it and not show up at work.
[edit] Translations
avoid a duty
[edit] Synonyms
- blow off (US)
[edit] Noun
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shirk (plural shirks)
- one who shirks
[edit] Etymology 2
Arabic شرك (širk, "idolatry").
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shirk (plural shirks)
- (Islam) the unforgivable sin of idolatry
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