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Definition of shift
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Shift (v. t.) A
breaking
off and
dislocation
of a seam; a
fault.
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Expedient
::
Expedient
(n.) Means
devised
in an
exigency;
shift.
Tack
::
Tack (v. i.) To
change
the
direction
of a
vessel
by
shifting
the
position
of the helm and
sails;
also (as said of a
vessel),
to have her
direction
changed
through
the
shifting
of the helm and
sails.
See Tack, v. t., 4..
Shift
::
Shift (v. t.) To
change
the place of; to move or
remove
from one place to
another;
as, to shift a
burden
from one
shoulder
to
another;
to shift the
blame..
Shift
::
Shift (v. t.) To put off or out of the way by some
expedient.
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..
Modulation
::
Modulation
(n.) A
change
of key,
whether
transient,
or until the music
becomes
established
in the new key; a
shifting
of the
tonality
of a
piece,
so that the
harmonies
all
center
upon a new
keynote
or
tonic;
the art of
transition
out of the
original
key into one
nearly
related,
and so on, it may be, by
successive
changes,
into a key quite
remote.
There are also
sudden
and
unprepared
modulations..
Chop
::
Chop (v. i.) To vary or shift
suddenly;
as, the wind chops
about..
Shopshift
::
Shopshift
(n.) The trick of a
shopkeeper;
deception.
Pouch
::
Pouch (n.) A
bulkhead
in the hold of a
vessel,
to
prevent
grain,
etc., from
shifting..
Shiftable
::
Shiftable
(a.)
Admitting
of being
shifted.
Chopping
::
Chopping
(a.)
Shifting
or
changing
suddenly,
as the wind; also,
having
tumbling
waves
dashing
against
each
other;
as, a
chopping
sea..
Tergiversate
::
Tergiversate
(v. i.) To
shift;
to
practice
evasion;
to use
subterfuges;
to
shuffle.
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..
Makeshift
::
Makeshift
(n.) That with which one makes
shift;
a
temporary
expedient.
Shifted
::
Shifted
(imp. & p. p.) of Shif.
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
Shifter
::
Shifter
(n.) A wire for
changing
a loop from one
needle
to
another,
as in
narrowing,
etc..
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..
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..
Shifting
::
Shifting
(a.)
Adapted
or used for
shifting
anything.
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