SHIRK


Meaning of SHIRK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃə:k ]

v. & n. --v.tr. (also absol.) shrink from; avoid; get out of (duty, work, responsibility, fighting, etc.). --n. a person who shirks. øøshirker n. [obs. shirk (n.) sponger, perh. f. G Schurke scoundrel]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.