shift
Meaning of shift
verb
- move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.
a team from the power company came to shift the cables away from the house
the roof cracked and shifted
- change gear in a vehicle.
she shifted down to fourth
- be evasive or indirect.
they know not how to shift and rob as the old ones do
- a slight change in position, direction, or tendency.
a shift in public opinion
- each of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay.
Anne was on the night shift
- a woman's straight unwaisted dress.
- an ingenious or devious device or stratagem.
the thousand shifts and devices of which Hannibal was a master
Old English sciftan ‘arrange, divide, apportion’, of Germanic origin; related to German schichten ‘to layer, stratify’. A common Middle English sense ‘change, replace’ gave rise to shift (sense 3 of the noun) (via the notion of changing one's clothes) and shift (sense 2 of the noun) (via the concept of relays of workers).
Information about shift
- The plural form of shift is: shifts.
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Hyphenation of shift
shift
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- shift is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
shift synonyms
Meaning displacement:
Meaning transformation:
Meaning switch:
Meaning shifting:
Meaning fault:
fault, faulting, fracture, break
Meaning chemise:
chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy, sack
Meaning dislodge:
Meaning transfer:
Meaning stir:
Meaning careen:
Meaning lurch:
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning support and move (someone or something) from one place to another:
Meaning take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship:
Meaning transport or carry to a place:
Meaning carry or bring with one; convey:
Meaning cause (someone or something) to come to a place:
Meaning (of a person) carry (someone or something):
Meaning carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort:
Meaning convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle:
Meaning transport in a lorry or cart:
Meaning go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone:
Meaning transfer to a different place or context:
Meaning move to a new place and establish one's home or business there:
Meaning change the position of:
Meaning move (something) from its proper or usual position:
Meaning move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it:
Meaning an act of moving:
Meaning the action of transferring something or the process of being transferred:
Meaning the action or process of transporting or carrying someone or something from one place to another:
Meaning the action of transposing something:
Meaning the action of moving to a new place and establishing one's home or business there:
Meaning place in a different position; adjust or alter the position of:
Meaning the action or process of changing the position, time, or order of something:
Meaning the action or process of altering or being altered:
Meaning a small alteration or movement made to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result:
Meaning the action or process of adapting or being adapted:
Meaning a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc:
Meaning give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it:
Meaning a change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits:
Meaning the action of modifying something:
Meaning the action of revising:
Meaning a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action:
Meaning the action of drawing something back or back in:
Meaning a person's fixed or allotted period of work:
Meaning a continuous period of time:
Meaning a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end:
Meaning a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect:
Meaning deceit used in order to achieve one's goal:
Meaning a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral:
Meaning a cunning trick or dishonest act, in particular one intended to avoid something unpleasant:
Meaning a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone:
Meaning an action intended to deceive someone; a trick:
Meaning devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants:
Meaning clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others:
Meaning a thing that deceives:
Meaning a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim:
Meaning a plan, method, or trick with a particular aim:
Meaning a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something:
Translation of shift
- French: déplacer, bouger, remuer, agiter, mouvoir
- Italian: spostare, muovere
- German: verschieben
- Spanish: desplazar, mover, agitar, sacudir
- Portuguese: deslocar, mover
Words that rhyme with shift
backshift, blueshift, dayshift, downshift, floorshift, foreshift, frameshift, gearshift, loanshift, makeshift, manshift, outshift, redshift, reshift, transshift, unshift, upshift, nightshift, whift
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