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Word: Shirk
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘practise fraud or trickery’): from obsolete shirk ‘sponger’, perhaps from German Schurke ‘scoundrel’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃəːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)
Short Definition:avoid or neglect
Examples:- I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter
- she is neither shirking nor lying
Word: Shirk
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃəːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who shirks.
Short Definition:person who shirks
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