Clues for the word "SHIRK"
We've had 31 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 49 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on April 12, 2025.
Definition of shirk
- v. t. - To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
- v. t. - To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.
- v. i. - To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.
- v. i. - To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
- n. - One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.
Referring Clues
- Dodge
- Goldbrick
- Avoid, as work
- Get around
- Avoid one's duty
- Dodge, as a duty
- Be a goldbrick
- Evade work
- Evade, as duties
- Malinger
- Avoid, as duties
- Dodge, as work
- Neglect, as one's duty
- Avoid (a task)
- Duck
- Avoid responsibilities
- Avoid, as duty
- Dodge, as duty
- Do some goldbricking
- Neglect, as duty
- Neglect, as duties
- Dodge, as one's duty
- Dodge (work)
- Avoid irresponsibly
- Neglect, as responsibilities
- Avoid (work)
- Evade, as duty
- Avoid
- Weasel out of
- Avoid, as responsibility
- Skirt
Last Seen In
- Daily American - April 12, 2025
- LA Times - July 04, 2024
- Daily American - November 03, 2023
- Daily American - April 12, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 05, 2022
- LA Times - August 20, 2022
- New York Times - March 16, 2022
- New York Times - December 16, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 12, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 08, 2017
- Daily American - November 03, 2017
- New York Times - September 13, 2017
- Universal - May 04, 2017
- Daily American - April 12, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2017
- Penny Dell Sunday - October 30, 2016
- USA Today - October 05, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - June 03, 2016
- LA Times - October 12, 2015
- Netword - September 26, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 28, 2015
- Netword - July 14, 2015
- Guardian Quick - October 21, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 04, 2014
- LA Times - February 17, 2014
- New York Times - May 08, 2013
- Wall Street Journal - August 03, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 25, 2012
- Family Time - December 19, 2011
- Guardian Quick - September 04, 2011
- And in 19 more crossword puzzles...