[{"word":"shirking","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"If you have a job, don't shirk from it by staying off work."},{"definition":"To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of one who shirks.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shirk","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shirking"]}]