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shirk (verb), shirks; shirked; shirking
1. To avoid doing something that a person is supposed to do: Mike is too conscientious to shirk his responsibilities as a computer programmer.

The students did their assignments without shirking or complaining.

2. Etymology: origin is uncertain, perhaps from German Schurke, "scoundrel, knave, villain".

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