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 [syn: {shifting}]
6: a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
7: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy},
{slip}, {teddies}, {teddy}]
8: 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}, {turn around}]
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: "shift the date"
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}]