1. (v. t.) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

2. (v. t.) To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.

3. (v. i.) To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.

4. (v. i.) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.

5. (n.) One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.

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