Shift
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Shift
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1 v. t.
To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
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2 v. t.
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.
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3 v. t.
To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
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4 v. t.
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.
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5 v. t.
To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.
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6 v. t.
To put off or out of the way by some expedient.
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7 v. t.
The act of shifting.
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8 v. t.
The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
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9 v. t.
Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
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10 v. t.
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.
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11 v. t.
In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
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12 v. t.
A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
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13 v. t.
A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.
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14 v. t.
To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
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15 v. t.
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.
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16 v. t.
To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
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17 v. t.
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.
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18 v. t.
To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.
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19 v. t.
To put off or out of the way by some expedient.
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20 v. t.
The act of shifting.
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21 v. t.
The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
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22 v. t.
Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
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23 v. t.
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.
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24 v. t.
In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
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25 v. t.
A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
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26 v. t.
A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.