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Shift 1

Definition: To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

Shift 2

Definition: 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 3

Definition: To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.

Shift 4

Definition: 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 5

Definition: To change the clothing of; used reflexively.

Shift 6

Definition: To put off or out of the way by some expedient.

Shift 7

Definition: The act of shifting.

Shift 8

Definition: The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.

Shift 9

Definition: 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 10

Definition: 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 11

Definition: A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.

Shift 12

Definition: A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.

shift 13

Definition: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

shift 14

Definition: the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

shift 15

Definition: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

shift 16

Definition: a woman''s sleeveless undergarment

shift 17

Definition: a qualitative change

shift 18

Definition: an event in which something is displaced without rotation

shift 19

Definition: a group of workers who work for a specific period of time

shift 20

Definition: (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 21

Definition: the time period during which you are at work

shift 22

Definition: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"

shift 23

Definition: move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"

shift 24

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

shift 25

Definition: change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

shift 26

Definition: move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one''s attention"

shift 27

Definition: change in quality; "His tone shifted"

shift 28

Definition: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"

shift 29

Definition: use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case"

shift 30

Definition: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

shift 31

Definition: change place or direction; "Shift one''s position"

shift 32

Definition: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

shift 33

Definition: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

shift 34

Definition: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

 

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