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Verb
  1. Avoid (one's assigned duties) (synset 202469127)
    "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
    is a type of: avoid - refrain from doing something
    subtypes:
    • scrimshank - British military language: avoid work
    • malinger, skulk - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
    • slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
    same as: fiddle, goldbrick, shirk

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