English dictionary
shift
nounPronunciation
ʃɪft
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
noun
- the act of moving from one place to another
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
noun
- the time period during which you are at work
verb
- make a shift in or exchange of
verb
- move and exchange for another
verb
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
verb
- change gears
verb
- move from one setting or context to another
verb
- change in quality
verb
- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
verb
- use a shift key on a keyboard
verb
- move abruptly
verb
- change place or direction
verb
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
verb
- move very slightly
verb
- move around
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