English to English
noun
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
source: WordNet 3.0
- a qualitative change
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- the time period during which you are at work
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- the act of changing one thing or position for another
His switch on abortion cost him the election.
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- the act of moving from one place to another
His constant shifting disrupted the class.
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- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
They built it right over a geological fault.
He studied the faulting of the earth's crust.
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- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
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- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
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- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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- The act of shifting.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- make a shift in or exchange of
First Joe led; then we switched.
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- change place or direction
Shift one's position.
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- move around
Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket.
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- move very slightly
He shifted in his seat.
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- move from one setting or context to another
Shift the emphasis.
Shift one's attention.
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- change in quality
His tone shifted.
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- move and exchange for another
Shift the date for our class reunion.
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- move sideways or in an unsteady way
The ship careened out of control.
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- move abruptly
The ship suddenly lurched to the left.
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- use a shift key on a keyboard
She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case.
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- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
Grimm showed how the consonants shifted.
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- change gears
You have to shift when you go down a steep hill.
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- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Switch to a different brand of beer.
She switched psychiatrists.
The car changed lanes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
source: Webster 1913
- To divide; to distribute.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [shift] Paglipat
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
verb
- [shift] Lumipat; bumago
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
