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shift

/ shift /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
change gears
"you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
Type of:
switch change
Derived:
gearshift gearstick shifter gear lever
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
move from one setting or context to another
"shift the emphasis"
"shift one''s attention"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
transfer transpose transplant
Derived:
switch switching transformation transmutation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
move and exchange for another
"shift the date for our class reunion"
Type of:
substitute replace
Derived:
displacement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
change in quality
"His tone shifted"
Type of:
change
Derived:
transformation transmutation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 5
the time period during which you are at work
Type of:
hours
Kinds of:
go spell tour turn trick
Has parts:
workday working day
verb Sense 6
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
"Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Domain:
phonetics
noun Sense 7
a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
Type of:
work force workforce manpower
Kinds of:
day shift day watch evening shift night shift graveyard shift
noun Sense 8
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Type of:
translation
Kinds of:
amplitude luxation
Derived:
switch change change over
verb Sense 9
use a shift key on a keyboard
"She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case"
Type of:
type typewrite
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 10
change place or direction
"Shift one''s position"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
beat down
Derived:
shifting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 11
the act of moving from one place to another
"his constant shifting disrupted the class"
Type of:
motion movement move
Derived:
stir budge agitate dislodge reposition
verb Sense 12
move very slightly
"He shifted in his seat"
Type of:
move
Derived:
shifting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 13
move around
"transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
transpose shunt carry shuffle transship
Derived:
shifting transferer transferrer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 14
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
"switch to a different brand of beer"
"She switched psychiatrists"
"The car changed lanes"
Kinds of:
break surf channel-surf leap jump
Derived:
displacement switch switching
Verb group:
change exchange commute convert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 15
make a shift in or exchange of
"First Joe led; then we switched"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
back veer
Derived:
displacement switch switching
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 16
(geology) a crack in the earth''s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
"they built it right over a geological fault"
Type of:
crack cleft crevice
Kinds of:
Denali Fault inclined fault San Andreas Fault strike-slip fault
Derived:
break separate split up fall apart come apart
Domain:
geology
noun Sense 17
a qualitative change
Type of:
change alteration modification
Kinds of:
improvement betterment advance population shift pyrolysis
verb Sense 18
move abruptly
"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
Type of:
move
Derived:
shifting lurch pitch pitching lunge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 19
a woman''s sleeveless undergarment
Type of:
undergarment
verb Sense 20
move sideways or in an unsteady way
"The ship careened out of control"
Type of:
move
Derived:
rock careen sway tilt shifting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 21
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Type of:
dress frock
noun Sense 22
the act of changing one thing or position for another
"his switch on abortion cost him the election"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
switcheroo
Derived:
trade swap swop switch change over
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
22
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
133
Times Searched
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switch change alter modify transfer transpose transplant substitute replace hours go spell