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shirked

shirk
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shurk]
    • /ʃɜrk/
    • /ʃɜːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shurk]
    • /ʃɜrk/

Definitions of shirked word

  • verb with object shirked to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.). 1
  • verb without object shirked to evade work, duty, etc. 1
  • noun shirked a shirker. 1

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Origin of shirked

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; obscurely akin to shark2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shirked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shirked 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.

shirked usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shirked

verb shirked

  • defaulted — failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default.
  • dodged — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • ducked — to stoop or bend suddenly; bob.
  • eluded — Simple past tense and past participle of elude.
  • featherbedded — Simple past tense and past participle of featherbed.

Top questions with shirked

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