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Shift
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(v. t.) To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
(4):
(v. t.) The act of shifting.
(5):
(v. t.) The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
(6):
(v. t.) Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
(7):
(v. t.) To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
(8):
(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.
(9):
(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.
(10):
(v. t.) To put off or out of the way by some expedient.
(11):
(v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
(12):
(v. t.) To change the clothing of; - used reflexively.
(13):
(v. t.) A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shift'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shift.html. 1828.
