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English noun: shift | |||
| 1. | shift (event) an event in which something is displaced without rotation | ||
| Synonyms | displacement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | translation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amplitude, luxation | ||
| 2. | shift (event) a qualitative change | ||
| Synonyms | transformation, transmutation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alteration, change, modification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advance, betterment, changeover, conversion, degeneration, improvement, population shift, pyrolysis, retrogression, sea change, strengthening, sublimation, tin disease, tin pest, tin plague, transition, weakening | ||
| 3. | shift (time) the time period during which you are at work | ||
| Synonyms | duty period, work shift | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hours | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | day shift, evening shift, go, graveyard shift, night shift, spell, split shift, swing shift, tour, trick, turn, watch | ||
| Part meronym | workday, working day | ||
| 4. | shift (act) the act of changing one thing or position for another | ||
| Samples | His switch on abortion cost him the election. | ||
| Synonyms | switch, switching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | switcheroo | ||
| 5. | shift (act) the act of moving from one place to another | ||
| Samples | His constant shifting disrupted the class. | ||
| Synonyms | shifting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
| 6. | shift (object) (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | ||
| Samples | They built it right over a geological fault. He studied the faulting of the earth's crust. | ||
| Synonyms | break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | inclined fault, strike-slip fault | ||
| Instance hyponym | Denali Fault, San Andreas Fault | ||
| Part holonym | fault line | ||
| Domain category | geology | ||
| 7. | shift (group) a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crew, gang, work party | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | day shift, day watch, evening shift, graveyard shift, night shift, relay | ||
| Part meronym | hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce | ||
| 8. | shift (artifact) the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters | ||
| Synonyms | shift key | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | key | ||
| Part meronym | typewriter keyboard | ||
| 9. | shift (artifact) a woman's sleeveless undergarment | ||
| Synonyms | chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | undergarment, unmentionable | ||
| Part holonym | shoulder strap, strap | ||
| 10. | shift (artifact) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | ||
| Synonyms | chemise, sack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dress, frock | ||
English verb: shift | |||
| 1. | shift (change) make a shift in or exchange of | ||
| Samples | First Joe led; then we switched. | ||
| Synonyms | change over, switch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | back, veer | ||
| 2. | shift (motion) change place or direction | ||
| Samples | Shift one's position. | ||
| Synonyms | dislodge, reposition | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat down | ||
| 3. | shift (motion) move around | ||
| Samples | Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket. | ||
| Synonyms | transfer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bunker, carry, carry forward, carry over, remove, shuffle, shunt, transfer, translocate, transpose, transship | ||
| 4. | shift (motion) move very slightly | ||
| Samples | He shifted in his seat. | ||
| Examples | The crowds shift in the streets | ||
| Synonyms | agitate, budge, stir | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 5. | shift (change) move from one setting or context to another | ||
| Samples | Shift the emphasis. Shift one's attention. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | transfer, transplant, transpose | ||
| 6. | shift (change) change in quality | ||
| Samples | His tone shifted. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 7. | shift (change) move and exchange for another | ||
| Samples | Shift the date for our class reunion. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exchange, interchange, replace, substitute | ||
| 8. | shift (motion) move sideways or in an unsteady way | ||
| Samples | The ship careened out of control. | ||
| Synonyms | careen, tilt, wobble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 9. | shift (motion) move abruptly | ||
| Samples | The ship suddenly lurched to the left. | ||
| Synonyms | lurch, pitch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 10. | shift (communication) use a shift key on a keyboard | ||
| Samples | She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | type, typewrite | ||
| 11. | shift (change) change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change | ||
| Samples | Grimm showed how the consonants shifted. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Domain category | phonetics | ||
| 12. | shift (change) change gears | ||
| Samples | You have to shift when you go down a steep hill. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change, shift, switch | ||
| 13. | shift (change) lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | ||
| Samples | Switch to a different brand of beer. She switched psychiatrists. The car changed lanes. | ||
| Synonyms | change, switch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, break, channel-surf, cut, diphthongise, diphthongize, jump, leap, shift, surf, transition | ||
| Verb group | change, change, commute, convert, exchange | ||
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