Shift

What do we mean by shift?

To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class. intransitive verb

To move or transfer from one place or position to another. intransitive verb

To alter (position or place). intransitive verb

To change (gears), as in an automobile. intransitive verb

To alter phonetically as part of a systematic historical change. intransitive verb

To change position, direction, place, or form. intransitive verb

To provide for one's own needs; get along. intransitive verb

To get along by tricky or evasive means. intransitive verb

To change gears, as when driving an automobile. intransitive verb

To be altered as part of a systematic historical change. Used of speech sounds. intransitive verb

To use a shift key. intransitive verb

A change from one person or configuration to another; a substitution. noun

A group of workers that relieve another on a regular schedule. noun

The working period of such a group. noun

A means to an end; an expedient. noun

A stratagem; a trick. noun

A change in direction. noun

A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously).

To kiss with tongue mostly used in west and northwest of rural ireland at teenage discos. Urban Dictionary

A magic button that changes 1 into !, what some people forget. Urban Dictionary

Shift means the same as to meet someone. people used to use it all the time,in ireland, back in the day when everyone watched 'den 2' religiously when they came home from school and when they'd spend their evenings with their friends looking for more 10p coins to buy another Mr.Freeze or three. Shifting was innocent, and it was fun! then you became a teenager and shifting had two meanings; you could just meet him or you could go all the way if you wanted to! help revive an old word and bring it back into 21st century conversation by using the word 'shift' NOW!!!! they brought back wispa's so bring back shifting too!!!!!!!!! go on, you know you want to, go out and shift him NOW!!! Urban Dictionary

To "get away with" another person, snog, Urban Dictionary

1) To move an object to another location. 2) A key on a computer or typewriter keyboard. Urban Dictionary

When getting arrested by police Urban Dictionary

To run off very very fast. Urban Dictionary

To make out, snog, french kiss Urban Dictionary

The motion of movement Whilst wearing a pair of Nike Super Shift Running Spikes. This speical type of uber speed accomplished with said spikes is tremendous Urban Dictionary

To have sex in ireland Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to shift:
shift, shit, shaft, swift, shirt, sift, shrift, shiff, snift, whift, smift, shist, shifu, skift, shif, hift, stift, shipt, shifa.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shift:
knob, lever, gears, shifting, toward, emphasis, focus, towards, gear, shifted, frequency, transmission, curve, manual, balance, spectrum, away, operator, automatic.

Words that rhyme with shift:
lift, drift, gift, swift, rift, sift, makeshift, adrift, miffed, shrift, thrift, spendthrift, facelift, forklift, airlift, clift, shoplift, short shrift, tift, stiffed, sniffed, face lift, birthday gift, continental drift, whiffed, biffed, riffed, chimney swift, chair lift, jonathan swift, ski lift, tiffed, boatlift, sealift, be adrift, european swift, philanthropic gift, christmas gift, tree swift, wedding gift, crested swift, seadrift, fork-lift, aerolift, credithrift, tifft.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shift:
major, significant, dramatic, gradual, fundamental, second, red, radical, sudden, hour, important, slight, upward, marked, subtle, downward, left, cultural, similar, third, double, rightward, rapid, blue, right, leftward, mediastinal, abrupt, relative, substantial, profound, decisive, massive, apparent, corresponding, positive, lateral, clear, ideological, parallel, negative, night, demographic, late, structural, temporary, three, conceptual, definite, paradigmatic, permanent, progressive, noticeable, distinct, observed, risky, semantic, constant, induced, net, drastic, overall, remarkable, two, slow, qualitative, day, global, pronounced, outward, maximum, vertical.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shift:
click, tab, drag, clicking, register, share, jis, enter, work, return, prtsc, flo, f12, f10, option, delete, control, esc, dragging, right, keying, hyphen, command, left, registers, backspace, del, change, page, down, ins, space, tolerant, spacebar, reduce, alt, invariant, ctrl, home, out, insert, arrow, select, keyed, selecting, invert, fll, print, f11, linkage, boss, predicates.

Consonant match to shift:
shaft.

Words that sound like shift:
shift, shaft, shifty, shits, shifts, shifter, chuffed, shrift, shif, shiff, chiff, schiff, shifu, schifo, ceft, schrift, lift, rift, sift, chafed, wift, chaffed, tift, riffed, lyft, hift, tiffed, zift, shut, chef, shet, shef, sheff, shuff, chaet, shelfed, scheff, schutt, schut, schuff, shufti, chof, ieft, left, shot, shout, shoot, sheet, chute, shite, heft, shipped, shat, sheaf, huffed, schist, shute, shafts, sheat, shott, roughed, luft, shoat, shatt, shiite, reft, shist, shaf, shafe, shaff, shoaf, ruffed, scheidt, shafter, chaat, schott, shafi, seft, shiffer, schoff, schaff, schiffer, shoff, schaaf, schadt, ruft, chiffre, schaf, luffed, schoof, schildt, shoaff, schilt, schief, schuit, shaphat, schicht, roughte, shafto, chaut.