SHIFT

Definition of SHIFT

(verb)make a shift in or exchange of
(verb)change place or direction
(verb)move around
(verb)move very slightly
(verb)move from one setting or context to another
(verb)change in quality
(verb)move and exchange for another
(verb)move sideways or in an unsteady way
(verb)move abruptly
(verb)use a shift key on a keyboard
(verb)change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
(verb)change gears
(verb)lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
(noun)an event in which something is displaced without rotation
(noun)a qualitative change
(noun)the time period during which you are at work
(noun)the act of changing one thing or position for another
(noun)the act of moving from one place to another
(noun)(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
(noun)a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
(noun)the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
(noun)a woman's sleeveless undergarment
(noun)a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist