SHIRK


Meaning of SHIRK in English

v. & n.

v.tr. (also absol.) shrink from; avoid; get out of (duty, work, responsibility, fighting, etc.).

n. a person who shirks. shirker n.

[ obs. shirk (n.) sponger, perh. f. G Schurke scoundrel ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.