SHIFT — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
shift
The act of changing one thing or position for another.
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- His switch on abortion cost him the election.
The act of moving from one place to another.
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- His constant shifting disrupted the class.
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist.
A woman's sleeveless undergarment.
A qualitative change.
An event in which something is displaced without rotation.
A group of workers who work for a specific period of time.
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.
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- They built it right over a geological fault.
The time period during which you are at work.
Make a shift in or exchange of.
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- First Joe led; then we switched.
Move and exchange for another.
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- Shift the date for our class reunion.
Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
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- Switch to a different brand of beer.
- She switched psychiatrists.
- The car changed lanes.
Change gears.
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- You have to shift when you go down a steep hill.
Move from one setting or context to another.
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- Shift the emphasis.
- Shift one's attention.
Change in quality.
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- His tone shifted.
Change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.
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- Grimm showed how the consonants shifted.
Use a shift key on a keyboard.
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- She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case.
Move abruptly.
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- The ship suddenly lurched to the left.
Change place or direction.
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- Shift one's position.
Move sideways or in an unsteady way.
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- The ship careened out of control.
Move very slightly.
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- He shifted in his seat.
Move around.
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- Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket.
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