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Shirked

To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

📖 Definitions of "Shirked"

verb
  1. 1

    To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

  2. 2

    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."

  3. 3

    To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

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