eng: shift

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

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eng: shift

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