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Definition of shift
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of shift is as below...
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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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.
Switch
::
Switch
(v. t.) To shift to
another
circuit.
Sloop
::
Sloop (n.) A
vessel
having
one mast and
fore-and-aft
rig,
consisting
of a
boom-and-gaff
mainsail,
jibs,
staysail,
and gaff
topsail.
The
typical
sloop has a fixed
bowsprit,
topmast,
and
standing
rigging,
while those of a
cutter
are
capable
of being
readily
shifted.
The sloop
usually
carries
a
centerboard,
and
depends
for
stability
upon
breadth
of beam
rather
than depth of keel. The two types have
rapidly
approximated
since 1880. One
radical
distinction
is that a slop may carry a
centerboard.
See
Doubling
::
Doubling
(n.) A
turning
and
winding;
as, the
doubling
of a
hunted
hare;
shift;
trick;
artifice..
Jibe
::
"Jibe (v. i.) To
change
a
ship's
course
so as to cause a
shifting
of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and
Gybe..
Shift
::
Shift (v. t.) A
change
of the
position
of the hand on the
finger
board,
in
playing
the
violin..
Shifted
::
Shifted
(imp. & p. p.) of Shif.
Mucker
::
Mucker
(v. t.) To
scrape
together,
as
money,
by mean labor or
shifts..
Veer
::
Veer (v. i.) To
change
direction;
to turn; to
shift;
as, wind veers to the west or
north..
Shopshift
::
Shopshift
(n.) The trick of a
shopkeeper;
deception.
Palter
::
Palter
(v. i.) To act in
insincere
or
deceitful
manner;
to play
false;
to
equivocate;
to
shift;
to
dodge;
to
trifle.
Thimblerig
::
Thimblerig
(v. t.) To
swindle
by means of small cups or
thimbles,
and a pea or small ball
placed
under one of them and
quickly
shifted
to
another,
the
victim
laying
a wager that he knows under which cup it is;
hence,
to cheat by any
trick..
Faineant
::
Faineant
(a.) Doing
nothing;
shiftless.
Prevaricate
::
Prevaricate
(v. i.) To shift or turn from one side to the
other,
from the
direct
course,
or from
truth;
to speak with
equivocation;
to
shuffle;
to
quibble;
as, he
prevaricates
in his
statement..
Chemise
::
Chemise
(n.) A
shift,
or
undergarment,
worn by
women..
Double
::
Double
(n.) A turn or
circuit
in
running
to
escape
pursues;
hence,
a
trick;
a
shift;
an
artifice..
Shifty
::
Shifty
(a.) Full of, or ready with,
shifts;
fertile
in
expedients
or
contrivance..
Shifting
::
Shifting
(a.)
Changing
in
place,
position,
or
direction;
varying;
variable;
fickle;
as,
shifting
winds;
shifting
opinions
or
principles..
Whiffler
::
Whiffler
(n.) One who
whiffles,
or
frequently
changes
his
opinion
or
course;
one who uses
shifts
and
evasions
in
argument;
hence,
a
trifler..
Fend
::
Fend (v. i.) To act on the
defensive,
or in
opposition;
to
resist;
to
parry;
to shift off..
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