shift (
http://definr.com/shift)
n 1: an event in which something is displaced without rotation
[syn:
displacement]
2: a qualitative change [syn:
transformation,
transmutation]
3: the time period during which you are at work [syn: {work
shift},
duty period]
4: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his
switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn:
switch,
switching]
5: the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant
shifting disrupted the class" [syn:
shifting]
6: (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" [syn:
fault, {geological
fault},
fracture,
break]
7: a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
8: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn:
chemise,
shimmy,
slip,
teddies,
teddy]
9: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders
without a waist [syn:
chemise,
sack]
v 1: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we
switched" [syn:
switch,
change over]
2: change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn:
dislodge,
reposition]
3: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets
to a pocket in his jacket" [syn:
transfer]
4: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn:
stir,
budge,
agitate]
5: move from one setting or context to another; "shift the
emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
6: change in quality; "His tone shifted"
7: move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class
reunion"
8: move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a
vehicle out of control [syn:
careen,
sway,
wobble,
tilt]
9: move abruptly [syn:
lurch,
pitch]
10: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a
different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists";
"The car changed lanes" [syn:
switch,
change]