A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously).
A type of women's undergarment, a slip. Example: Just last week she bought a new shift at the market.
A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time. Example: We'll work three shifts a day till the job's done.
An act of shifting; a slight movement or change. Example: There was a shift in the political atmosphere.
The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle. Example: Does it come with a stick-shift?
A bit shift.
The infield shift. Example: Teams often use the shift against this lefty.
(often with the definite article, usually uncountable) The act of kissing passionately.
A contrivance, a device to try when other methods fail.
A trick, an artifice.
The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.
In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.
(sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute. Example: We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.
To change in form or character; swap.
To change position. Example: His political stance shifted daily.
To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere. Example: We are shifting to America next month.
To change (clothes, especially underwear).
To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.
To change gears (in a car). Example: I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.
(typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.
(computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.
To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate. Example: Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100.
To remove the first value from an array.
To dispose of. Example: How can I shift a grass stain?
To hurry. Example: If you shift, you might make the 2:19.
To engage in sexual petting.
To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
To practice indirect or evasive methods.
In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.
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