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Definition of SHIFT

noun : SHIFT

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- shift ,
- displacement
) an event in which something is displaced without rotation ;

2. (
) a qualitative change ;

3. (
) the time period during which you are at work ;

4. (
) the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" ;

5. (
- shift ,
- shifting
) the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" ;

6. (
) (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust" ;

7. (
- shift
) a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time ;

8. (
- shift_key ,
- shift ,
) the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters ;

9. (
- chemise ,
- shimmy ,
- shift ,
- slip ,
- teddy
) a woman's sleeveless undergarment ;

10. (
- chemise ,
- sack ,
- shift
) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist ;

verb : SHIFT

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
) make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" ;

2. (
) change place or direction; "Shift one's position" ;

3. (
- transfer ,
- shift ,
) move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" ;

4. (
- stir ,
- shift ,
- budge ,
- agitate
) move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" ;

5. (
- shift ,
) move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention" ;

6. (
- shift ,
) change in quality; "His tone shifted" ;

7. (
- shift ,
) move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" ;

8. (
- careen ,
- wobble ,
- shift ,
- tilt ,
) move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" ;

9. (
- lurch ,
- pitch ,
- shift ,
) move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" ;

10. (
- shift ,
) use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case" ;

11. (
- shift ,
) change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted" ;

12. (
- shift ,
) change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill" ;

13. (
) lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" ;

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