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- [shurk]
- /ʃɜrk/
- /ʃɜːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shurk]
- /ʃɜrk/
Definitions of shirk word
- verb with object shirk to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.). 1
- verb without object shirk to evade work, duty, etc. 1
- noun shirk a shirker. 1
- transitive verb shirk evade: work, duty 1
- intransitive verb shirk evade work, duty 1
- verb shirk If someone does not shirk their responsibility or duty, they do what they have a responsibility to do. 0
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Origin of shirk
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; obscurely akin to shark2
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Parts of speech for Shirk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shirk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shirk
verb shirk
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- balk — If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
- be off — leave
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- beg the question — If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
noun shirk
- coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
- faintheart — person who lacks courage; coward.
- fraidy-cat — a timid, easily frightened person: often used by children.
- invertebrate — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- invertebrates — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
Antonyms for shirk
verb shirk
- deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- do the trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- gassed — drunk.
- gassing — an affecting, overcoming, or poisoning with gas or fumes.
- get there — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
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