shift
— Noun
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~ (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"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
shift key
— Noun
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~ the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
shift
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~ an event in which something is displaced without rotation
shift
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~ the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
shift
— Noun
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~ the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
shift
— Verb
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~ make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
shift
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~ move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
shift
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~ change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
shift
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~ lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
shift
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~ change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
shift
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~ move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
shift
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~ use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
shift
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~ change in quality; "His tone shifted"