shift

Definitions of shift in various dictionaries:

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

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

Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy.

Distinguished by frequent changes in direction: shifty winds.

Able to accomplish what is needed; resourceful.

verb - to move from one position to another