SHIFT
\ʃˈɪft], \ʃˈɪft], \ʃ_ˈɪ_f_t]\
Definitions of SHIFT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
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an event in which something is displaced without rotation
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move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
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the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
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a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
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change in quality; "His tone shifted"
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move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
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lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
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change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
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move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
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change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
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use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case"
By Princeton University
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a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
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an event in which something is displaced without rotation
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move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
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the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
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a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
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change in quality; "His tone shifted"
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move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
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lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
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To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame.
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To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
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To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
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To put off or out of the way by some expedient.
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The act of shifting.
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The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
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Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
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The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.
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In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
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A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
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A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.
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To change the clothing of; - used reflexively.
By Oddity Software
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To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
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To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame.
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To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
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To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
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To put off or out of the way by some expedient.
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The act of shifting.
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The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
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Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
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The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.
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In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
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A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
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A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.
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To change the clothing of; - used reflexively.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of shifting.
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Shifter.
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To change; try expedients; manage; evade.
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A substitute; expedient; trick; evasion.
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An undergarment.
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A relay of workmen; also, the working time of each gang.
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Shiftily.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A turning from one thing to another; change; substitution; an expedient; as, to make one's way by shifts; a trick; the change of one set of workmen for another; turn of work; group of workers which takes turns with another group; a woman's chemise.
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To change the place of; transfer; to move or remove.
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To change position; to contrive; to practice evasions.
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Shifter.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Shifter.
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To change: to put out of the way: to dress in fresh clothes.
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To change about: to remove: to change one's clothes: to resort to expedients for some purpose.
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A change: a contrivance: an artifice: last resource: a chemise (orig. sig. a change of linen).
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman