What is the meaning of SHIFT. Phrases containing SHIFT
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Graveyard shift is British slang for night work.
A person who cannot be trusted. When a friend does something that makes you question how good a friend that person actually is. "Yo he slept with your girl. Shifty!"Â
Moving at remarkable speed. e.g. "Look at that bloke go, he is really shifting along"
Vrb phrs. To move out of the way or to hurry up. E.g."Come on, shift your arse and help me tidy up, my parents will be here soon."
Verb. A request to move oneself. Used in imper. E.g."Will you shift yourself so I can vacuum the lounge." {Informal}
Verb. 1. To move quickly. E.g."You should have seen him shift when I told him they were giving away free beer downstairs." {Informal} 2. To consume large amounts of drink or food. {Informal}
Shift is slang for to move quickly.
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v. t.
The act of shifting.
n.
One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
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.
a.
Adapted or used for shifting anything.
adv.
In a shifting manner.
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.
a.
Shifting.
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Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
v. t.
Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
n.
The quality or state of being shifty.
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.
n.
An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
v. i.
To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north.
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Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shift
v. t.
To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
imp. & p. p.
of 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.
n.
An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
a.
Admitting of being shifted.
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