1. Avoid (one's assigned duties)
   "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
   - fiddle, shrink from, goldbrick [N. Amer] 
2. Avoid dealing with
   "She shirks her duties"

Derived forms: shirks, shirking, shirked

See also: shirker, shirking

Type of: avoid

Encyclopedia: Shirk

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