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Definition of Shift
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Shift
To divide; to distribute; to apportion. To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame. To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails. To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes. To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively. To put off or out of the way by some expedient. The act of shifting. The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution. Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise. The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift. In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints. A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault. A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin. Related Definitions:
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Shift Quotations
But a large symphony orchestra basically is a repertory company and it has a very enormous repertoire and it is important for the performers to be able to know how to shift focus so that they instantly become part of the sound world that a particular repertoire demands. Michael T. Thomas See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself. Thomas More I would like to shift more into writing for and producing people. Geddy Lee Thus times do shift, each thing his turn does hold; New things succeed, as former things grow old. Robert Herrick What we do at its very, very best, at its very, very most, will shift us slightly in our seat. If only for two hours, great. If for the rest of our lives, even better. Campbell Scott |
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Shift Translations
shift in Dutch is verschuiving shift in German is umschalten, Schicht/schieben, Umschaltung shift in Italian is muovere shift in Latin is amoveo shift in Portuguese is deslocamento shift in Spanish is impulsar |
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