Definitions for "Shirk"
Shirk consists of associating anyone or anything with the Creator either in His being, or attributes, or in the exclusive rights (such as worship) that He has against His creatures.
Associating partners (e.g. helpers, other gods) with Allah
sin, associating partners with Allah.
To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.
To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.