shift
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/ʃɪft/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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).
noun
- A type of women's undergarment, a slip.“Just last week she bought a new shift at the market.”
- A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.“We'll work three shifts a day till the job's done.”
- An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.“There was a shift in the political atmosphere.”
- The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.“Does it come with a stick-shift?”
verb
- (sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.“We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.”
- To change in form or character; swap.
- To change position.“His political stance shifted daily.”
- To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.“We are shifting to America next month.”
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