A change from one person or configuration to another; a substitution.
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A change in attitude, judgment, or emphasis.
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A change in direction: a shift in the wind.
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A change in position, as:.
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A group of workers that relieve another on a regular schedule.
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verb-transitive
Linguistics To alter phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.
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To alter (position or place).
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To change (gears), as in an automobile.
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To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class: shifted assignments among the students.
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To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
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verb-intransitive
Linguistics To be altered as part of a systematic historical change. Used of speech sounds.
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To change gears, as when driving an automobile.
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To change position, direction, place, or form.
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To get along by tricky or evasive means.
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To use a shift key.
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verb
To exchange for or replace by another .
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To change the place, position, or direction of .
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To make a change in (place).
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To change phonetically.
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To change place or position.
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