What is the meaning of SHIFTING. Phrases containing SHIFTING
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1. To name all 16 points of the compass. 2. To turn and face all different points of the compass when a ship drifts or loses control. 3. Referring to a wind that is constantly shifting.
adj. anodized aluminum in purple. Some riders need to obtain as much of this as possible. It comes in other colors, but they are of no consequence here. pushpush n. 1) a novice's pedaling motion, consisting of alternately pushing each foot down, instead of spinning. 2) a Shimano techno-fad shifting system.
Moving at remarkable speed. e.g. "Look at that bloke go, he is really shifting along"
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shift
v. t.
The act of shifting.
n.
A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by.
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Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
v. t.
The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
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An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
v. t.
To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course.
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The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.
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A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
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Adapted or used for shifting anything.
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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.
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.
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Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
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A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.
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To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
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An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
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Shifting.
adv.
In a shifting manner.
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A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
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A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain, etc., from shifting.
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