shirk
shurk
- v avoid (one's assigned duties)
The derelict soldier shirked his duties - v avoid dealing with
She shirks her duties
- Rather than delay acknowledgement and try to shirk blame, Ajinomoto has quickly accepted responsibility and done what companies, particularly Japan's, most hate .
- The avoidance of these topics allows European politicians to shirk tough questions and deprives them of the opportunity to educate their people about the security and humanitarian .
- Women forced the revolution by staging one of their own: in the 1970s they began storming into the workforce, making it harder for men to shirk child care.