Read the dictionary definition of shift. All definitions for this word.
1. the act of changing one thing or position for another
1. his switch on abortion cost him the election
2. the act of moving from one place to another
1. his constant shifting disrupted the class
3. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
4. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
5. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
6. a qualitative change
7. an event in which something is displaced without rotation
8. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
9. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
1. they built it right over a geological fault
2. he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
10. the time period during which you are at work
11. make a shift in or exchange of
1. First Joe led; then we switched
12. move and exchange for another
1. shift the date for our class reunion
13. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
1. switch to a different brand of beer
2. She switched psychiatrists
3. The car changed lanes
14. change gears
1. you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
15. move from one setting or context to another
1. shift the emphasis
2. shift one's attention
16. change in quality
1. His tone shifted
17. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
1. Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
18. use a shift key on a keyboard
1. She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
19. move abruptly
1. The ship suddenly lurched to the left
20. change place or direction
1. Shift one's position
21. move sideways or in an unsteady way
1. The ship careened out of control
22. move very slightly
1. He shifted in his seat
23. move around
1. transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
