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shift

noun
  1. the act of changing one thing or position for another
    “The shift from hunting and gathering to an agricultural based society was an important step on the road to modern organized production.”
    switch
  2. the act of moving from one place to another
    “The student's constant shifts disrupted the class.”
    shifting
  3. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
    sackchemise
  4. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
    slip
  5. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
    “MY SHIFT BUTTON IS BROKEN AND NOW EVERYONE THINKS I AM YELLING AT THEM.”
    shift key
  6. a qualitative change
    transformationtransmutation
  7. an event in which something is displaced without rotation
    displacement
  8. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
    “No one wanted to be on the overnight shift, even though it paid better.”
  9. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
    fault
  10. the time period during which you are at work
    work shiftduty period
verb
  1. make a shift in or exchange of
    change over
  2. move and exchange for another
    “shift the date for our class reunion”
  3. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
    switch
  4. change gears
    “You have to shift down when you go up a steep hill.”
  5. move from one setting or context to another
    “shift the emphasis”
  6. change in quality
    “The speaker's tone shifted as the speech turned to more serious matters.”
  7. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
    “Grimm showed how the consonants shifted”
  8. use a shift key on a keyboard
    “i could not shift so all my letters are written in lower case.”
  9. move abruptly
    pitch
  10. change place or direction
    repositiondislodge
  11. move sideways or in an unsteady way
    careentiltwobble
  12. move very slightly
    “I shifted in my seat.”
    stiragitatebudge
  13. move around
    transfer