• the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
• the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant Shifting disrupted the class"
• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
• a woman''s sleeveless undergarment
• a qualitative change
• an event in which something is displaced without rotation
• a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
• (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"
• the time period during which you are at work
• make a Shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
• move and exchange for another; "Shift the date for our class reunion"
• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
• change gears; "you have to Shift when you go down a steep hill"
• move from one setting or context to another; "Shift the emphasis"; "Shift one''s attention"
• change in quality; "His tone Shifted"
• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants Shifted"
• use a Shift key on a keyboard; "She could not Shift so all ther letters are written in lower case"
• move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
• change place or direction; "Shift one''s position"
• move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
• move very slightly; "He Shifted in his seat"
• move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

'Shift' in other languages