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The definition of shift
15 Definitions of: shift
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- verb, to move or cause to move from one place or position to another
- verb, to change for another or others
- verb, to change (gear) in a motor vehicle
- verb, (of a sound or set of sounds) to alter in a systematic way
- verb, to provide for one's needs (esp in the phrase shift for oneself)
- verb, to proceed by indirect or evasive methods
- verb, to remove or be removed, esp with difficulty
- verb, slang to move quickly
- verb, computing to move (bits held in a store location) to the left or right
- noun, the act or an instance of shifting
- noun, a group of workers who work for a specific period
- noun, the period of time worked by such a group
- noun, an expedient, contrivance, or artifice
- noun, the displacement of rocks, esp layers or seams in mining, at a geological fault
- noun, an underskirt or dress with little shaping
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| Synonyms: | veer, change, switch, shift, modification, alteration, displacement, permutation, fluctuation, move | And more... |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of shift