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Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.

Switched :: Switch (n.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.

Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.

Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.

Expedient :: Expedient (n.) Means devised in an exigency; shift.

Shuffle :: Shuffle (v. i.) To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.

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..

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

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

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.

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

Shiftless :: Shiftless (a.) Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management..

Put-off :: Put-off (n.) A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse.

Tergiversate :: Tergiversate (v. i.) To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to shuffle.

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..

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

Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..

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

Prog :: Prog (v. i.) To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by low arts; to seek for advantage by mean shift or tricks.

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..

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