Definition of "shirk" in inglés

verb

1. (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

2. (intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.

   • If you have a job, don't shirk from it by staying off work.
   • September 7, 1830, Lord Byron, letter to Mr. Murray One of the cities shirked from the league.

3. (transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

noun

1. One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.

noun

1. (Islam) The unforgivable sin of association (claiming something or someone can share in the oneness of God).