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Shirk

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

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Broader term 1

Avoid 76% connected

To empty.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Manner of action 3

Malinger 76% connected

To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Skulk 76% connected

To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Slack 76% connected

Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fiddle 92% connected

A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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