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Definition of shift

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Shift (v. t.) 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..

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Shiftingly :: Shiftingly (adv.) In a shifting manner.

Baffle :: Baffle (n.) A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture..

Shifted :: Shifted (imp. & p. p.) of Shif.

Veer :: Veer (v. i.) To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north..

Smock :: Smock (n.) A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise.

Chemise :: Chemise (n.) A shift, or undergarment, worn by women..

Lorry :: Lorry (n.) A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations..

Dodge :: Dodge (v. t.) To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown..

Parry :: Parry (v. t.) To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.

Shifty :: Shifty (a.) Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance..

Veering :: Veering (a.) Shifting.

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise..

Tergiversation :: Tergiversation (n.) The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.

Subterrane :: Subterfuge (n.) That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion..

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc..

Shiftiness :: Shiftiness (n.) The quality or state of being shifty.

Quibble :: Quibble (n.) A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener..

Machinist :: Machinist (n.) A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

Dodge :: Dodge (v. i.) To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.