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English

shifting

verb

Meaning

  1. (sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
  2. To change in form or character; swap.
  3. To change position.
  4. To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.
  5. To change (clothes, especially underwear).
  6. To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.
  7. A shift or change; a shifting movement.
  8. The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data