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shift |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shift 6 of 10 senses of shift Sense 1 switch, change over shift => back Sense 2 shift, dislodge, reposition => beat down Sense 3 transfer, shift => shunt => carry => shuffle => transship => bunker => carry over carry forward => remove, transfer Sense 5 shift => transfer, transpose, transplant Sense 8 careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt => totter Sense 10 switch, shift, change => break => surf, channel-surf => leap, jump => diphthongize => cut => break Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shift 6 of 10 senses of shift Sense 1 switch, change over shift => back Sense 2 shift, dislodge, reposition => beat down Sense 3 transfer, shift => shunt => carry => shuffle => transship => bunker => carry over carry forward => remove, transfer Sense 5 shift => transfer, transpose, transplant Sense 8 careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt => totter Sense 10 switch, shift, change => break => surf, channel-surf => leap, jump => diphthongize => break => cut => cut away => break Entailment of verb shift Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shift 10 senses of shift Sense 1 switch, change over shift => change, alter Sense 2 shift, dislodge, reposition => move displace Sense 3 transfer, shift => move displace Sense 4 stir, shift, budge, agitate => move Sense 5 shift => change, alter Sense 6 shift => change Sense 7 shift => substitute, replace Sense 8 careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt => move Sense 9 lurch, pitch, shift => move Sense 10 switch, shift, change Familiarity of verb shift shift used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shift Sense 1 switch, change over shift => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 shift, dislodge, reposition => move displace -------------- Sense 3 transfer, shift => move displace -------------- Sense 4 stir, shift, budge, agitate => move -------------- Sense 5 shift => change, alter -------------- Sense 6 shift => change -------------- Sense 7 shift => substitute, replace -------------- Sense 8 careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt => move -------------- Sense 9 lurch, pitch, shift => move -------------- Sense 10 switch, shift, change -------------- Grep of noun shift day shift doppler shift evening shift gearshift graveyard shift makeshift night shift population shift red shift shift shift register shifter shiftiness shifting shiftlessness split shift stick shift swing shift work shift Overview of noun shift The noun shift has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (5) shift, displacement -- (an event in which something is displaced without rotation) 2. (5) transformation, transmutation, shift -- (a qualitative change) 3. (3) shift, work shift, duty period -- (the time period during which you are at work) 4. (3) switch, switching, shift -- (the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election") 5. (2) shift, shifting -- (the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class") 6. fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break -- ((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") 7. shift -- (a group of workers who work for a specific period of time) 8. chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddies, teddy -- (a woman's sleeveless undergarment) 9. chemise, sack, shift -- (a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist) Overview of verb shift The verb shift has 10 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (13) switch, change over shift -- (make a shift in or exchange of "First Joe led; then we switched") 2. (12) shift, dislodge, reposition -- (change place or direction; "Shift one's position") 3. (5) transfer, shift -- (move around "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket") 4. (2) stir, shift, budge, agitate -- (move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat") 5. (2) shift -- (move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention") 6. (1) shift -- (change in quality; "His tone shifted") 7. (1) shift -- (move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion") 8. careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt -- (move sideways or in an unsteady way as of a ship or a vehicle out of control) 9. lurch, pitch, shift -- (move abruptly) 10. switch, shift, change -- (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes") Grep of adj shift makeshift shifting shiftless shifty Overview of noun shift The noun shift has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (5) shift, displacement -- (an event in which something is displaced without rotation) 2. (5) transformation, transmutation, shift -- (a qualitative change) 3. (3) shift, work shift, duty period -- (the time period during which you are at work) 4. (3) switch, switching, shift -- (the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election") 5. (2) shift, shifting -- (the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class") 6. fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break -- ((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") 7. shift -- (a group of workers who work for a specific period of time) 8. chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddies, teddy -- (a woman's sleeveless undergarment) 9. chemise, sack, shift -- (a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist) Overview of verb shift The verb shift has 10 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (13) switch, change over shift -- (make a shift in or exchange of "First Joe led; then we switched") 2. (12) shift, dislodge, reposition -- (change place or direction; "Shift one's position") 3. (5) transfer, shift -- (move around "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket") 4. (2) stir, shift, budge, agitate -- (move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat") 5. (2) shift -- (move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention") 6. (1) shift -- (change in quality; "His tone shifted") 7. (1) shift -- (move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion") 8. careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt -- (move sideways or in an unsteady way as of a ship or a vehicle out of control) 9. lurch, pitch, shift -- (move abruptly) 10. switch, shift, change -- (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes")
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