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Definitions for Shirk

[1] to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
[2] to evade work, duty, etc.
[3] a shirker.
[4] to avoid discharging (work, a duty, etc); evade
[5] a person who shirks
[6] Islam the fundamental sin of regarding anything as equal to Allah any belief that is considered to be in opposition to Allah and Islam

Words related to Shirk

pussyfoot, fence, cheat, sidestep, goldbrick, elude, slip, duck, creep, quit, bypass, dodge, slink, lurk, sneak, parry, malinger, snake, shun, skulk

Words nearby Shirk

shiraz, shire, shire highlands, shire horse, shirer, shirk, shirker, shirleen, shirley, shirley poppy, shirley temple

Origin of Shirk

First recorded in 1625–35; obscurely akin to shark2

Other words from Shirk

un·shirked , adjective
un·shirk·ing , adjective

Word origin for Shirk

from Arabic: association

Synonyms for Shirk

bypass, cheat, creep, dodge, dog, duck, elude, eschew, evade, fence, goldbrick, lurk, malinger, parry, pussyfoot, quit, shun, sidestep, skulk, slack, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal, get around, lie down on job, shuffle off, slough off