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shift🔊

A movement to do something, a beginning.

An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.

(obsolete) A share, a portion assigned on division.

(historical) A type of women's undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise.

A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress.

A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.

📑 Synonyms: workshift

(US) The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.

(a modifier button of computer keyboards).

(computing) A control code or character used to change between different character sets.

(computing) An instance of the use of such a code or character.

(computing) A bit shift.

(baseball) An infield shift.

The act of kissing passionately.

(archaic) A contrivance, a device to try when other methods fail.

(archaic) A trick, an artifice.

(construction) The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.

(mining) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.

(genetics) A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.

(music) In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.

A period of time in which one's consciousness resides in another reality, usually achieved through meditation or other means.

(UK slang) be done; ruined

(figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.

(figurative) To change in form or character; switch.

(figurative) To change position; to move.

(India) To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.

📑 Synonyms: move

To change (clothes, especially underwear).

(reflexive) To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.

To change gears (in a car).

(typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.

(computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.

(computing) To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.

(computing) To remove the first value from an array.

To dispose of.

To hurry; to move quickly.

(slang) To engage in sexual petting.

(archaic) To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.

To practice indirect or evasive methods.

(music) In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.

To change the reality one's consciousness resides in through meditation or other means.

(slang) To steal or kidnap.