shirk

n. தட்டிக்கழிப்பவர், பொறுப்பேற்காதவர், கடமையிலிருந்து கோழைத்தனமாகப் பின்னிடைந்து ஒதுங்குபவர், (வினை.) தட்டிக்கழி, உதறித்தள்ளு, மழுப்பிவிடு, கடமை நழுவவிடு, அற்பத்தனமாகப் பின்னிடைவுற, கோழைத்தனமாக ஒதுங்கு, போர்க்கடமையிலிருந்து தப்பமுயலு, பொறுப்பற்ற தன்மையுடன் நட.

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Shirk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shirked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shirking.] Etym: [Probably the same word as shark. See Shark, v. t.] 1. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation. You that never heard the call of any vocation, . . . that shirk living from others, but time from Yourselves. Bp. Rainbow. 2. To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty. The usual makeshift by which they try to shirk difficulties. Hare. Shirk, v. i. 1. To live by shifts and fraud; to shark. 2. To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away. One of the cities shirked from the league. Byron. Shirk, n. Defn: One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.

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