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verb (used with object)
1.
to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
2.
to transfer from one place, position, person, etc., to another: to shift the blame onto someone else.
3.
Automotive. to change (gears) from one ratio or arrangement to another.
4.
Linguistics. to change in a systematic way, especially phonetically.
verb (used without object)
5.
to move from one place, position, direction, etc., to another.
6.
to manage to get along or succeed by oneself.
7.
to get along by indirect methods; use any expediency, trick, or evasion to get along or succeed: He shifted through life.
8.
to change gears in driving an automobile.
9.
EXPANDLinguistics. to undergo a systematic, especially phonetic, change.
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Shifts
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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noun
Idiom12.
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another: a shift in the wind.
13.
a person's scheduled period of work, especially the portion of the day scheduled as a day's work when a shop, service, office, or industry operates continuously during both the day and night: She prefers the morning shift.
14.
a group of workers scheduled to work during such a period: The night shift reported.
15.
Baseball. a notable repositioning by several fielders to the left or the right of their normal playing position, an occasional strategy against batters who usually hit the ball to the same side of the field.
16.
EXPANDAutomotive. a gearshift.
17.
Clothing.
a.
a straight, loose-fitting dress worn with or without a belt.
b.
a woman's chemise or slip.
18.
Football. a lateral or backward movement from one position to another, usually by two or more offensive players just before the ball is put into play.
19.
Mining. a dislocation of a seam or stratum; fault.
20.
Music. a change in the position of the left hand on the fingerboard in playing a stringed instrument.
21.
22.
an expedient; ingenious device.
23.
an evasion, artifice, or trick.
24.
change or substitution.
25.
Bridge. shift bid.
26.
Agriculture. (in crop rotation)
a.
any of successive crops.
b.
the tract of land used.
27.
COLLAPSEan act or instance of using the shift key, as on a typewriter keyboard.
28.
shift gears. gear (def. 19).
Origin:
before 1000; (v.) Middle English shiften to arrange, Old English sciftan; cognate with German schichten to arrange in order, Old Norse skipta to divide; (noun) Middle English: contrivance, start, derivative of the v.
before 1000; (v.) Middle English shiften to arrange, Old English sciftan; cognate with German schichten to arrange in order, Old Norse skipta to divide; (noun) Middle English: contrivance, start, derivative of the v.
Related forms
shift·ing·ly, adverb
shift·ing·ness, noun
in·ter·shift·ing, adjective
re·shift, verb
trans·shift, verb
EXPANDun·shift·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. substitute. 22. contrivance, resource, resort. 23. wile, ruse, subterfuge, stratagem.
1. substitute. 22. contrivance, resource, resort. 23. wile, ruse, subterfuge, stratagem.
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shift (shĭft)
v. shift·ed, shift·ing, shifts
To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
To alter position or place.
To exchange one thing for another of the same type or class.
A change from one person or configuration to another; a substitution.
A change in position.
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