1. Verb
To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
2. Verb
To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.
3. Verb
To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.
4. Verb
To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
5. Noun
One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.
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