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Noun
Definition: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
Definition: the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
Definition: (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"
Definition: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
Definition: the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
Definition: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Definition: A type of women's undergarment, a slip.
Definition: A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously).
Verb
Definition: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
Definition: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
Definition: move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
Definition: change in quality; "His tone shifted"
Definition: move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
Definition: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
Definition: use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
Definition: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
Definition: change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
Definition: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
Definition: To move from one place to another; to redistribute.