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21shift — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. change or move or cause to change or move from one position to another. 2 tr. remove, esp. with effort (washing won t shift the stains). 3 sl. a intr. hurry (we ll have to shift!). b tr. consume (food or drink) hastily or …
22shift — /ʃɪft / (say shift) verb (i) 1. to move from one place, position, etc., to another. 2. to manage to get along or succeed: *It was easier in these shiftless times to let things indeed shift for themselves and not count the cost or plan anything… …
23make out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To understand] Syn. perceive, recognize, see; see understand 1 . 2. [To succeed] Syn. accomplish, achieve, prosper; see succeed 1 . 3. [*To kiss] Syn. neck, fondle, pet; see kiss . 4. [To see] Syn. discern, perceive, detect; …
24shift — [ʃɪft] verb 1》 move or change or cause to move or change from one position to another. ↘move one s body slightly due to discomfort. 2》 change the emphasis, direction, or focus of: she s shifting the blame on to me. 3》 Brit. informal move… …
25shift — [OE] Old English sciftan meant ‘arrange’ (it came from a prehistoric Germanic base *skip , 453 shiver which also produced German schichten ‘arrange in layers, pile up’, and traces of its original meaning survive in make shift [16], denoting… …
26shift — [OE] Old English sciftan meant ‘arrange’ (it came from a prehistoric Germanic base *skip , which also produced German schichten ‘arrange in layers, pile up’, and traces of its original meaning survive in make shift [16], denoting something… …
27Shift 2: Unleashed — European cover art Developer(s) Slightly Mad Studios Publisher(s) Electronic Arts …
28Shift work — is an employment practice designed to make use of the 24 hours of the clock, rather than a standard working day. The term shift work includes both long term night shifts and work schedules in which employees change or rotate shifts. [cite web… …
29Shift-share analysis — Shift/share analysis is a technique sometimes used for retrospectively decomposing changes, usually in employment, in a set of urban areas or regions. Regional scientists widely use the technique to examine the sources of employment growth or… …
30Shift — Shift, v. i. 1. To divide; to distribute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Some this, some that, as that him liketh shift. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a change or changes; to change position; to move; to veer; to substitute one thing for another;… …
