shift

shift n

see shift, v.

1. Movement; slide; change in position from one direction to another.

shift [-ed, -s] v

OE 'determine, separate, divide, classify, arrange in order'.

1. Movement; slide; change in position from one direction to another.
2. Change; alter.
3. Reposition.
4. Move; displace; cause to move.
5. End; terminate; conclude; [fig.] die; pass on.
6. Glide; careen; sway.
7. Push; drive; rearrange; relocate; pile up because of wind forces.
8. Evade; turn aside in a different direction.
9. Drift; blow away; [fig.] die; pass on to the next llife.