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shift v. [
switch, change over] make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
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shift v. [
dislodge, reposition] change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
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shift n. [
displacement] an event in which something is displaced without rotation
. wn #4
shift n. [
transformation, transmutation] a qualitative change
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shift v. [
transfer] move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
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