1. (noun)shift, displacement an event in which something is displaced without rotation
2. (noun)transformation, transmutation, shift a qualitative change
3. (noun)shift, work shift, duty period the timeperiod during which you are at work
4. (noun)switch, switching, shift the act of changing one thing or position for another "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
5. (noun)shift, shifting the act of moving from one place to another "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
6. (noun)fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break (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"
9. (noun)chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy a woman's sleeveless undergarment
10. (verb)chemise, sack, shift a loose-fitting dresshangingstraight from the shoulders without a waist
11. (verb)switch, change over, shift make a shift in or exchange of "First Joe led; then we switched"
12. (verb)shift, dislodge, reposition changeplace or direction "Shift one's position"
13. (verb)transfer, shift move around "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
14. (verb)stir, shift, budge, agitate move very slightly "He shifted in his seat"
15. (verb)shift move from one setting or context to another "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
16. (verb)shift change in quality "His tone shifted"
17. (verb)shift move and exchange for another "shift the date for our class reunion"
18. (verb)careen, wobble, shift, tilt move sideways or in an unsteady way "The ship careened out of control"
19. (verb)lurch, pitch, shift move abruptly "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
20. (verb)shift use a shift key on a keyboard "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
21. (verb)shift change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
22. (verb)shift change gears "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
23. (verb)switch, shift, change lay aside, abandon, or leave for another "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
Definitions of 'Shift'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (verb)Shift to divide; to distribute; to apportion
3. (verb)Shift to change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails
4. (verb)Shift 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
5. (verb)Shift to change the clothing of; -- used reflexively
6. (verb)Shift to put off or out of the way by some expedient
9. (verb)Shift something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise
10. (verb)Shift 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 nightshift
11. (verb)Shift in building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints
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