Definition of shift

noun (n)

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation (noun.event)

  Synonym: displacement
  

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• a qualitative change (noun.event)

  Synonym: transformation, transmutation
  

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• the time period during which you are at work (noun.time)

  Synonym: duty period, work shift
  

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• the act of changing one thing or position for another (noun.act)

  Synonym: switch, switching
  

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• the act of moving from one place to another (noun.act)

  Synonym: shifting
  

  Example:
  His constant shifting disrupted the class.
  

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• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)

  Synonym: break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault
  

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• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time (noun.group)

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• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: shift key
  

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• a woman's sleeveless undergarment (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy
  

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• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: chemise, sack
  

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• The act of shifting. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• make a shift in or exchange of (verb.change)

  Synonym: change over, switch
  

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• change place or direction (verb.motion)

  Synonym: dislodge, reposition
  

  Example:
  Shift one's position.
  

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• move around (verb.motion)

  Synonym: transfer
  

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• move very slightly (verb.motion)

  Synonym: agitate, budge, stir
  

  Example:
  He shifted in his seat.
  

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• move from one setting or context to another (verb.change)

  Example:
  Shift the emphasis.
  Shift one's attention.
  

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• change in quality (verb.change)

  Example:
  His tone shifted.
  

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• move and exchange for another (verb.change)

  Example:
  Shift the date for our class reunion.
  

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• move sideways or in an unsteady way (verb.motion)

  Synonym: careen, tilt, wobble
  

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• move abruptly (verb.motion)

  Synonym: lurch, pitch
  

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• use a shift key on a keyboard (verb.communication)

  Example:
  She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case.
  

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• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change (verb.change)

  Example:
  Grimm showed how the consonants shifted.
  

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• change gears (verb.change)

  Example:
  You have to shift when you go down a steep hill.
  

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• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another (verb.change)

  Synonym: change, switch
  

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• To divide; to distribute; to apportion. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To divide; to distribute. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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