 shift |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make a shift in or exchange of | |
| Synonyms: | change_over turn_around switch | |
| Examples: | "First Joe led then we switched" |
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| Related terms: | change veer back | |
| 2. | [ verb ] change place or direction | |
| Synonyms: | reposition dislodge | |
| Examples: | "Shift one's position" |
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| Related terms: | move beat_down | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a qualitative change | |
| Synonyms: | transformation transmutation | |
| Related terms: | change conversion improvement population_shift weakening degeneration mutation sea_change tin_pest pyrolysis sublimation strengthening | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an event in which something is displaced without rotation | |
| Synonyms: | displacement | |
| Related terms: | translation amplitude luxation switch | |
| 5. | [ verb ] move around | |
| Synonyms: | transfer | |
| Examples: | "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" |
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| Related terms: | move remove carry_over shuffle shunt transpose translocate transship bunker carry | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (work) the time period during which you are at work | |
| Synonyms: | duty_period work_shift | |
| Related terms: | hours watch go trick split_shift night_shift evening_shift day_shift workday | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of changing one thing or position for another | |
| Synonyms: | switching switch | |
| Examples: | "his switch on abortion cost him the election" |
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| Related terms: | change switcheroo switch switch interchange | |
| 8. | [ verb ] move very slightly | |
| Synonyms: | stir budge agitate | |
| Examples: | "He shifted in his seat" |
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| Related terms: | move | |
| 9. | [ verb ] move from one setting or context to another | |
| Examples: | "shift the emphasis" "shift one's attention" |
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| Related terms: | change transfer switch | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the act of moving from one place to another | |
| Synonyms: | shifting | |
| Examples: | "his constant shifting disrupted the class" |
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| Related terms: | motion stir transfer careen | |
| 11. | [ verb ] change in quality | |
| Examples: | "His tone shifted" |
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| Related terms: | change transformation | |
| 12. | [ verb ] move and exchange for another | |
| Examples: | "shift the date for our class reunion" |
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| Related terms: | substitute | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | |
| Synonyms: | break geological_fault fracture fault_line fault | |
| Examples: | "they built it right over a geological fault" |
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| Related terms: | crack strike-slip_fault inclined_fault San_Andreas_Fault denali_fault fault_line geology | |
| 14. | [ verb ] move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a vehicle out of control | |
| Synonyms: | sway tilt wobble careen | |
| Related terms: | move totter rock wobbler | |
| 15. | [ verb ] change gears | |
| Examples: | "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill" |
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| Related terms: | switch gearshift | |
| 16. | [ verb ] (writing) use a shift key on a keyboard | |
| Examples: | "She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case" |
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| Related terms: | type | |
| 17. | [ verb ] lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | |
| Synonyms: | change switch | |
| Examples: | "switch to a different brand of beer" "She switched psychiatrists" "The car changed lanes" |
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| Related terms: | leap break surf break diphthongize cut change change | |
| 18. | [ noun ] (clothing) a woman's sleeveless undergarment | |
| Synonyms: | shimmy slip teddies teddy chemise | |
| Related terms: | undergarment strap | |
| 19. | [ verb ] move abruptly | |
| Synonyms: | pitch lurch | |
| Examples: | "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" |
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| Related terms: | move lurch lurch | |
| 20. | [ verb ] change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change | |
| Examples: | "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted" |
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| Related terms: | change phonetics | |
| 21. | [ noun ] (work) a group of workers who work for a specific period of time | |
| Related terms: | work_force day_shift night_shift evening_shift | |
| 22. | [ noun ] (clothing) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | |
| Synonyms: | sack chemise | |
| Related terms: | dress | |
| Similar spelling: |
shifty shaft shufti sift Shevat Shebat |
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