shift
shift/SHift/
verb
- move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance."I shift the weight back to the other leg"synonyms: move, carry, transfer, transport, convey, take, bring, bear, lug, cart, haul, fetch, switch, move around, transpose, relocate, reposition, rearrange, displace, slide, slip, be displaced
- change gear in a vehicle."she shifted down to fourth"
- be evasive or indirect."they know not how to shift and rob as the old ones do"
- kiss and engage in sexually stimulating activity with (someone)."she had kissed or shifted him three months earlier at a house party"
noun
- a slight change in position, direction, or tendency."a shift in public opinion"synonyms: movement, move, shifting, transference, transport, conveyance, switch, transposition, relocation, repositioning, rearrangement, change, alteration, adjustment, adaptation, amendment, recasting, variation, modification, revision, reversal, retraction, sea change, U-turn, rowback, about-turn
- one of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay."the night shift"synonyms: work period, stint, spell of work, stretch
- a woman's straight unwaisted dress.
- an ingenious or devious device or stratagem."the thousand shifts and devices of which Hannibal was a master"synonyms: stratagem, scheme, subterfuge, expedient, dodge, trick, ruse, wile, artifice, deception, strategy, device, plan
- a period of kissing and engaging in sexually stimulating activity with someone."from getting the shift to getting hitched, there is an app for everything these days"
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8 days ago · noun · 1. a. : a means or device for effecting an end · 2. a. chiefly dialectal : a change of clothes · 3. a. : a change in direction · 4. a · 5.
to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly: shift from something to something She shifted ...
verb (used with object) · to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: · to transfer from one place, position, person, etc.
Definition of shift. 1. as in to move. to change the place or position of he shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over. move.
shift in American English · 1. to move or transfer from one person, place, or position to another · 2. to replace by another or others; change or exchange · 3.