shrink from vs shirk

shrink from and shirk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shrink from	No	No	Yes	No
shirk	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shrink from and shirk are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of shrink from include fiddle, goldbrick.

shrink from (verb)	shirk (verb)
avoid (one's assigned duties)	avoid dealing with
	avoid (one's assigned duties)