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shift
the act of changing one thing or position for another
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noun
the act of changing one thing or position for another
“his switch on abortion cost him the election”
noun
the act of moving from one place to another
“his constant shifting disrupted the class”
noun
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
noun
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
noun
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
noun
a qualitative change
noun
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
noun
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
noun
(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”
noun
the time period during which you are at work
verb
make a shift in or exchange of
“First Joe led; then we switched”
verb
move and exchange for another
“shift the date for our class reunion”
verb
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
“switch to a different brand of beer”
verb
change gears
“you have to shift when you go down a steep hill”
verb
move from one setting or context to another
“shift the emphasis”
verb
change in quality
“His tone shifted”
verb
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
“Grimm showed how the consonants shifted”
verb
use a shift key on a keyboard
“She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case”
verb
move abruptly
“The ship suddenly lurched to the left”
verb
change place or direction
“Shift one's position”
verb
move sideways or in an unsteady way
“The ship careened out of control”
verb
move very slightly
“He shifted in his seat”
verb
move around
“transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket”
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Example Sentences
his switch on abortion cost him the election
his constant shifting disrupted the class
they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
First Joe led; then we switched
shift the date for our class reunion
switch to a different brand of beer
She switched psychiatrists
The car changed lanes
you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
shift the emphasis
shift one's attention
His tone shifted
Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Shift one's position
The ship careened out of control
He shifted in his seat
transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
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