shift
1. an event in which something is displaced without rotation (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
displacement
• Hypernyms:
translation
• Hyponyms:
amplitude, luxation
2. a qualitative change (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
transformation, transmutation
• Hypernyms:
change, alteration, modification
• Hyponyms:
improvement, betterment, advance, population shift, pyrolysis,
sea change, sublimation, tin pest, tin disease, tin plague, conversion,
transition, changeover, degeneration, retrogression, strengthening, weakening
3. the time period during which you are at work (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
work shift, duty period
• Hypernyms:
hours
• Hyponyms:
go, spell, tour, turn, trick,
trick, day shift, evening shift, swing shift, night shift,
graveyard shift, split shift
• Part Holonyms:
workday, working day
4. the act of changing one thing or position for another (Freq. 3)
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
• Syn:
switch, switching
• Derivationally related forms:
switch (for: switching), switch (for: switch)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
switcheroo
5. the act of moving from one place to another (Freq. 2)
- his constant shifting disrupted the class
• Syn:
shifting
• Derivationally related forms:
shift (for: shifting), shifty
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
6. (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
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
• Syn:
fault, faulting, geological fault, fracture, break
• Derivationally related forms:
break (for: break), fracture (for: fracture)
• Topics:
geology
• Hypernyms:
crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
• Hyponyms:
inclined fault, strike-slip fault
• Instance Hyponyms:
Denali Fault, San Andreas Fault
• Part Meronyms:
fault line
7. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
• Hypernyms:
gang, crew, work party
• Hyponyms:
day shift, day watch, evening shift, night shift, graveyard shift, relay
• Part Holonyms:
work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men
8. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
• Syn:
shift key
• Hypernyms:
key
• Part Holonyms:
typewriter keyboard
9. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
• Syn:
chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy
• Hypernyms:
undergarment, unmentionable
• Part Meronyms:
strap, shoulder strap
10. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
• Syn:
chemise, sack
• Hypernyms:
dress, frock
1. make a shift in or exchange of (Freq. 13)
- First Joe led; then we switched
• Syn:
switch, change over
• Derivationally related forms:
switch (for: switch), switching (for: switch)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
back, veer
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. change place or direction (Freq. 12)
- Shift one's position
• Syn:
dislodge, reposition
• Derivationally related forms:
shifting
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
beat down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
3. move around (Freq. 5)
- transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
• Syn:
transfer
• Derivationally related forms:
transferrer (for: transfer)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
transpose, shunt, carry, shuffle, transship,
bunker, carry over, carry forward, remove, transfer, translocate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. move very slightly (Freq. 2)
- He shifted in his seat
• Syn:
stir, budge, agitate
• Derivationally related forms:
shifting
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- The crowds shift in the streets
5. move from one setting or context to another (Freq. 2)
- shift the emphasis
- shift one's attention
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
transfer, transpose, transplant
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. change in quality (Freq. 1)
- His tone shifted
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
7. move and exchange for another (Freq. 1)
- shift the date for our class reunion
• Hypernyms:
substitute, replace, interchange, exchange
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. move sideways or in an unsteady way
- The ship careened out of control
• Syn:
careen, wobble, tilt
• Derivationally related forms:
tilt (for: tilt), wobble (for: wobble), wobbler (for: wobble), careen (for: careen)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
9. move abruptly
- The ship suddenly lurched to the left
• Syn:
lurch, pitch
• Derivationally related forms:
pitch (for: pitch), pitching (for: pitch), lurch (for: lurch)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
10. use a shift key on a keyboard
- She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
• Hypernyms:
type, typewrite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
11. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
• Topics:
phonetics
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
12. change gears
- you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
• Derivationally related forms:
shifter
• Hypernyms:
switch, change
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
13. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- switch to a different brand of beer
- She switched psychiatrists
- The car changed lanes
• Syn:
switch, change
• Derivationally related forms:
switch (for: switch)
• Hyponyms:
transition, break, surf, channel-surf, leap,
jump, diphthongize, diphthongise, cut
• Verb Group:
change, exchange, commute, convert
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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