shirk

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for shirk

shirk 🔊 /ʃɚˈk/

shirk : කොන් වෙනවා

shirk definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
  2. To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.
  2. To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.

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