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To divide; to distribute; to apportion. |
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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. |
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To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to
turn; as, to shift the helm or sails. |
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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. |
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To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively. |
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To put off or out of the way by some expedient. |
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The act of shifting. |
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The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or
of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution. |
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Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's
under-garment; a chemise. |
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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. |
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In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the
overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses
so as to break joints. |
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A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault. |
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A change of the position of the hand on the finger board,
in playing the violin. |
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