Definition of shift

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Shift (v. t.) To put off or out of the way by some expedient.

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Tergiversate :: Tergiversate (v. i.) To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.
Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
Go-by :: Go-by (n.) A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by..
Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger..
Shack :: Shack (n.) A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp..
Shifter :: Shifter (n.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc..
Quibble :: Quibble (n.) A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.
Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To live by shifts and stratagems.
Shifting :: Shifting (a.) Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles..
Dodge :: Dodge (v. i.) To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start..
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) 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..
Shuffle :: Shuffle (v. i.) To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
Put-off :: Put-off (n.) A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse.
Unshiftable :: Unshiftable (a.) Shiftless; helpless.
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) The act of shifting.
Doubling :: Doubling (n.) A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice..
Parry :: Parry (v. t.) To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
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..
Core :: Core (n.) A miner's underground working time or shift.
Shifted :: Shifted (imp. & p. p.) of Shif.
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