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shirk

(/S//[@]/rk )

One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.(noun)

source: webster1913

avoid (one's assigned duties)(verb.social)

Example:
The derelict soldier shirked his duties.

Synonym:
fiddle, goldbrick, shrink from

source: wordnet30
avoid dealing with(verb.communication)

Example:
She shirks her duties.

source: wordnet30
To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.(verb)

source: webster1913
To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.(verb)

source: webster1913

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