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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.) In
building,
the
extent,
or
arrangement,
of the
overlapping
of
plank,
brick,
stones,
etc., that are
placed
in
courses
so as to break
joints..
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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..
Put-off
::
Put-off
(n.) A shift for
evasion
or
delay;
an
evasion;
an
excuse.
Variable
::
Variable
(n.) A
shifting
wind, or one that
varies
in
force..
Apology
::
Apology
(n.)
Anything
provided
as a
substitute;
a
makeshift.
Gybe
::
Gybe (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a
vessel
to the
other;
-- said of the boom of a
fore-and-aft
sail when the
vessel
is
steered
off the wind until the sail fills on the
opposite
side.
Palter
::
Palter
(v. i.) To act in
insincere
or
deceitful
manner;
to play
false;
to
equivocate;
to
shift;
to
dodge;
to
trifle.
Dodge
::
Dodge (v. i.) To start
suddenly
aside,
as to avoid a blow or a
missile;
to shift place by a
sudden
start..
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
Jibe
::
"Jibe (v. i.) To
shift,
as the boom of a
fore-and-aft
sail, from one side of a
vessel
to the other when the wind is aft or on the
quarter.
See
Gybe..
Shuffle
::
Shuffle
(v. i.) To use arts or
expedients;
to make
shift.
Expedient
::
Expedient
(n.) Means
devised
in an
exigency;
shift.
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.
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..
Shark
::
Shark (v. i.) To live by
shifts
and
stratagems.
Caveating
::
Caveating
(n.)
Shifting
the sword from one side of an
adversary's
sword to the
other.
Switched
::
Switch
(n.) A
mechanical
device
for
shifting
an
electric
current
to
another
circuit.
Dodge
::
Dodge (v. t.) To
follow
by
dodging,
or
suddenly
shifting
from place to
place..
Shift
::
Shift (v. t.) In
building,
the
extent,
or
arrangement,
of the
overlapping
of
plank,
brick,
stones,
etc., that are
placed
in
courses
so as to break
joints..
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..
Tack
::
Tack (v. t.) To
change
the
direction
of (a
vessel)
when
sailing
closehauled,
by
putting
the helm alee and
shifting
the tacks and sails so that she will
proceed
to
windward
nearly
at right
angles
to her
former
course..
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