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


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