Shifting
nnoun.actthe act of moving from one place to anotherSynset:shift
Examples:- his constant shifting disrupted the class
Derivationally Related Form:shiftshifty
Hypernyms:motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:shiftmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changemake a shift in or exchange of; then we switched"Synset:change over shift switch
Derivationally Related Form:shiftswitchingswitch
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:switchchange
Direct Hyponyms:backveer
Full Troponyms:backveer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.motionchange place or directionSynset:dislodge reposition shift
Derivationally Related Form:shiftshifting
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:shiftmove
Direct Hyponyms:beat down
Full Troponyms:beat down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionmove aroundSynset:shift transfer
Examples:- transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
Derivationally Related Form:transferrershift
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:transfermove
Direct Hyponyms:bunkercarrycarry forwardcarry overremoveshuffleshunttransfertranslocatetransposetransship
Full Troponyms:bunkercarrycarry overexfiltrateremoveshuffleshunttranslocatetransposetransship
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.motionmove very slightlySynset:agitate budge shift stir
Derivationally Related Form:shiftshifting
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:stirmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: shift, stir, agitate) | The streets --- with crowds (apply to: stir)
vverb.changemove from one setting or context to anotherExamples:- shift the emphasis
- shift one's attention
Derivationally Related Form:shift
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:shiftchange
Direct Hyponyms:transfertransplanttranspose
Full Troponyms:transfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changechange in qualityDerivationally Related Form:shift
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:shiftchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.changemove and exchange for anotherExamples:- shift the date for our class reunion
Derivationally Related Form:shift
Hypernyms:exchange interchange replace substitute
Inherited Hypernyms:shiftsubstitutechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motionmove sideways or in an unsteady waySynset:careen shift tilt wobble
Examples:- The ship careened out of control
Derivationally Related Form:shiftcareenwobblerwobbletilt
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:careenmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionmove abruptlySynset:lurch pitch shift
Examples:- The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Derivationally Related Form:lurchpitchingpitchshift
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:lurchmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationuse a shift key on a keyboardExamples:- She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
Hypernyms:type typewrite
Inherited Hypernyms:shifttypewritecommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changechange phonetically as part of a systematic historical changeTopic:phonetics
Examples:- Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:shiftchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.changechange gearsExamples:- you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
Derivationally Related Form:shifter
Hypernyms:change shift switch
Inherited Hypernyms:shiftswitch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changelay aside, abandon, or leave for anotherSynset:change shift switch
Examples:- switch to a different brand of beer
- She switched psychiatrists
- The car changed lanes
Derivationally Related Form:shiftswitch
Inherited Hypernyms:switch
Direct Hyponyms:breakchannel-surfcutdiphthongisediphthongizejumpleapshiftsurftransition
Full Troponyms:breakcutcut awaydiphthongizeleapshiftsurftransition
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s
adj satadj.allcontinuously varyingExamples:- taffeta with shifting colors
Antonyms:invariable
Inherited Hypernyms:shifting
Similar to:variable
adj satadj.allchanging position or directionSynset:shifty
Examples:- he drifted into the shifting crowd
- their nervous shifting glances
- shifty winds
Antonyms:steady
Derivationally Related Form:shiftshiftiness
Inherited Hypernyms:shifting
Similar to:unsteady
adj satadj.all(of soil) unstableSynset:unfirm
Examples:- shifting sands
- unfirm earth
Antonyms:compact
Inherited Hypernyms:shifting
Similar to:loose