meaning of shift
1. The act of shifting.
2. The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
3. Something frequently shifted; especially, a womans under-garment; a chemise.
4. The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.
5. In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc. , that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
6. A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
7. A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.
8. To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
9. To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame.
10. To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
11. To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
12. To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.
13. To put off or out of the way by some expedient.
14. the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the
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Related Words
shift | shift register | shiftable | shifted | shifter | shiftily | shiftiness | shifting | shiftingly | shiftless | shiftlessness | shifty |
