To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.
To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.
To do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done.
To take some benefit and give nothing in return.
The act of bludging.
Easy work.
To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster, war, etc.
A person who flees one place or institution for another.
A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum.
A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country.