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Shift 1Definition: To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
Shift 2Definition: To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame. Shift 3Definition: To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails. Shift 4Definition: To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes. Shift 5Definition: To change the clothing of; used reflexively. Shift 6Definition: To put off or out of the way by some expedient. Shift 7Definition: The act of shifting. Shift 8Definition: The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution. Shift 9Definition: The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift. Shift 10Definition: In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints. Shift 11Definition: A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault. Shift 12Definition: A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin. shift 13Definition: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" shift 14Definition: the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" shift 15Definition: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist shift 16Definition: a woman''s sleeveless undergarment shift 17Definition: a qualitative change shift 18Definition: an event in which something is displaced without rotation shift 19Definition: a group of workers who work for a specific period of time shift 20Definition: (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" shift 21Definition: the time period during which you are at work shift 22Definition: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" shift 23Definition: move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" shift 24Definition: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" shift 25Definition: change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill" shift 26Definition: move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one''s attention" shift 27Definition: change in quality; "His tone shifted" shift 28Definition: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted" shift 29Definition: use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case" shift 30Definition: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" shift 31Definition: change place or direction; "Shift one''s position" shift 32Definition: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" shift 33Definition: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" shift 34Definition: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
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