λουφάρω — meaning in English

English meaning

• loaf noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.
• skive verb To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

Senses

λουφάρω is used for these senses in English:

• cop out (idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
• loaf (intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle.
• shrink (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
• skive (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

loaf — full definition

1. noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.
2. verb To spend time idly instead of working; to laze around.

shrink — full definition

1. verb To become or make smaller.
2. verb To draw back or flinch, especially from fear or discomfort.
3. noun A psychiatrist or psychotherapist (informal).

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