shirk

1 to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery you always try to shirk paying your fair share of the bill by claiming you “forgot” your wallet Synonyms avoid, dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, escape, shuffle (out of), shun, weasel (out of)Related Words miss; avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off); ban, bar, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, preclude, rule out; bypass, circumvent, skirt; foil, fox, frustrate, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, thwartNear Antonyms accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome; catch, contract, incur

2 to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness a deadbeat who has been shirking his duty to his family for years Synonyms forget, neglectRelated Words slack (off)Near Antonyms carry out, do, execute, perform; accomplish, achieve; keep up, maintainAntonyms attend (to), remember

3 to move about in a sly or secret manner given the multitude of auditoriums at the multiplex, it's not too difficult for underaged kids to shirk into R-rated movies Synonyms lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, sneak, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, stealRelated Words crawl, creep, edge, inch, worm; ghost, pad, tiptoe