What is the meaning of SHIFT. Phrases containing SHIFT
See meanings and uses of SHIFT!Slangs & AI meanings
Verb. A request to move oneself. Used in imper. E.g."Will you shift yourself so I can vacuum the lounge." {Informal}
Vrb phrs. To move out of the way or to hurry up. E.g."Come on, shift your arse and help me tidy up, my parents will be here soon."
Graveyard shift is British slang for night work.
A person who cannot be trusted. When a friend does something that makes you question how good a friend that person actually is. "Yo he slept with your girl. Shifty!"Â
Shift is slang for to move quickly.
Verb. 1. To move quickly. E.g."You should have seen him shift when I told him they were giving away free beer downstairs." {Informal} 2. To consume large amounts of drink or food. {Informal}
Moving at remarkable speed. e.g. "Look at that bloke go, he is really shifting along"
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a.
Admitting of being shifted.
n.
The quality or state of being shifty.
a.
Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management.
n.
An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
a.
Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
v. t.
Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
v. i.
To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north.
v. t.
To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
v. t.
To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shift
a.
Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance.
imp. & p. p.
of Shift
a.
Shifting.
v. t.
To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
v. t.
The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.
adv.
In a shifting manner.
n.
An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
n.
One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
a.
Adapted or used for shifting anything.
v. t.
The act of shifting.
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