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  1. verb
    lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

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  2. noun
    the act of changing one thing or position for another

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  3. verb
    move sideways or in an unsteady way

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  4. verb
    move around

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  5. verb
    change place or direction

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  6. noun
    the time period during which you are at work

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  7. noun
    (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
  8. verb
    make a shift in or exchange of

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  9. verb
    move abruptly

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  10. noun
    a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

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  11. noun
    an event in which something is displaced without rotation

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  12. noun
    the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

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    key
  13. noun
    the act of moving from one place to another
    "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

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  14. noun
    a qualitative change
  15. verb
    move very slightly
    "He shifted in his seat"

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  16. noun
    a woman's sleeveless undergarment

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  17. noun
    a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
  18. verb
    change gears
    "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
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  19. verb
    change in quality
    "His tone shifted"
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  20. verb
    change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
    "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
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  21. verb
    move and exchange for another
    "shift the date for our class reunion"
  22. verb
    move from one setting or context to another
    "shift the emphasis" "shift one's attention"
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  23. verb
    use a shift key on a keyboard
    "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
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