v.
Pronunciation: ' sh ə rk
Function: verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1681
intransitive verb
1 : to go stealthily : SNEAK
2 : to evade the performance of an obligation
transitive verb : AVOID , EVADE < shirk one's duty>
– shirk · er noun
v.
Pronunciation: ' sh ə rk
Function: verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1681
intransitive verb
1 : to go stealthily : SNEAK
2 : to evade the performance of an obligation
transitive verb : AVOID , EVADE < shirk one's duty>
– shirk · er noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012