shift - Meaning in Malayalam

shift - Meaning in Malayalam

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Definitions and Meaning of shift in English

shift noun

1. the act of moving from one place to another

   Example

   • "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
2. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
3. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
4. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
5. a qualitative change

   Synonyms

   transformation

6. an event in which something is displaced without rotation
7. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
8. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

   Examples

   • "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
   • "they built it right over a geological fault"
9. the time period during which you are at work
10. the act of changing one thing or position for another

    Example

    • "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

shift verb

1. move around

   Synonyms

   transfer

   Example

   • "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
2. move very slightly

   Example

   • "He shifted in his seat"
3. move sideways or in an unsteady way

   Synonyms

   tilt

   Example

   • "The ship careened out of control"
4. change place or direction

   Example

   • "Shift one's position"
5. move abruptly

   Example

   • "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
6. use a shift key on a keyboard

   Example

   • "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
7. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

   Example

   • "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
8. change in quality

   Example

   • "His tone shifted"
9. move from one setting or context to another

   Examples

   • "shift one's attention"
   • "shift the emphasis"
10. change gears

    Example

    • "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
11. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

    Examples

    • "She switched psychiatrists"
    • "switch to a different brand of beer"
    • "The car changed lanes"
12. move and exchange for another

    Example

    • "shift the date for our class reunion"
13. make a shift in or exchange of

    Example

    • "First Joe led; then we switched"

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