shift

Sense 1 noun

an event in which something is displaced without rotation

Sense 2 verb

make a shift in or exchange of

First Joe led; then we switched

Sense 3 noun

a qualitative change

Sense 4 verb

change place or direction

Shift one's position

Sense 5 noun

the time period during which you are at work

Sense 6 verb

move around

transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket

Sense 7 noun

the act of changing one thing or position for another

his switch on abortion cost him the election

Sense 8 verb

move very slightly

He shifted in his seat

Sense 9 noun

the act of moving from one place to another

his constant shifting disrupted the class

Sense 10 verb

move from one setting or context to another

shift the emphasis

Sense 11 noun

(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

Sense 12 verb

change in quality

His tone shifted

Sense 13 noun

a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

Sense 14 verb

move and exchange for another

shift the date for our class reunion

Sense 15 noun

the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

Sense 16 verb

move sideways or in an unsteady way

The ship careened out of control

Sense 17 noun

a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Sense 18 verb

move abruptly

The ship suddenly lurched to the left

Sense 19 noun

a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

Sense 20 verb

use a shift key on a keyboard

She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case

Sense 21 verb

change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

Grimm showed how the consonants shifted

Sense 22 verb

change gears

you have to shift when you go down a steep hill

Sense 23 verb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

switch to a different brand of beer