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What is the verb for shift?

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shift
  1. (transitive) To change, swap.
  2. (transitive) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
  3. (intransitive) To change position.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To change (one's clothes); also to change (someone's) underclothes.
  5. (intransitive) To change gears (in a car).
  6. (typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.
  7. (computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.
  8. (computing) To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.
  9. (computing) To remove the first value from an array.
  10. (transitive) To dispose of.
  11. (intransitive) To hurry.
  12. (obsolete) To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
  13. To practice indirect or evasive methods.
  14. Synonyms:
      15. move, transfer, reposition, relocate, rearrange, dislocate, cart, displace, transpose, bear, convey, lug, remove, transport, bring, carry, haul, reallocate, ship, shuffle, disturb, fetch, replace, take, move around, move over, budge, dislodge, transplant, misplace, change, change the position of, knock out of place, knock out of position, carry off, carry away, cart off, take away, carry over, push, position, get going, set going, separate, disarticulate, disunite, unhinge, put somewhere else, take off, interchange … more
  15. Examples:
      16. “Larry would quickly shift some chairs to form a barricade.”
      “We can always shift seats if you get tired of sitting by the aisle.”
      “The crashing waves would rock the boat, causing the cargo to shift in its hold.”
shifting
  1. present participle of shift
  2. Synonyms:
      3. moving, transferring, repositioning, relocating, rearranging, dislocating, carting, displacing, transposing, bearing, conveying, lugging, removing, transporting, bringing, carrying, hauling, reallocating, shipping, shuffling, disturbing, fetching, replacing, taking, moving around, moving over, budging, schlepping, toting, ferrying, packing, transplanting, conducting, dragging, trucking, transmitting, lifting, humping, dislodging, sending, funnelling, funneling, heaving, channeling, channelling, pulling, relaying, delivering, trajecting, importing … more
shifts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shift
  2. Synonyms:
      3. changes, evolves, transforms, converts, reforms, turns, metamorphoses, morphs, mutates, resolves, naturalizes, reconditions, shapes, transfigures, transmutes, diverges, merges, progresses, materialises, naturalises, reduces, transmogrifies, deforms, transubstantiates, materializes, switches, varies, fluctuates, veers, pivots, swings, deviates, alters, digresses, drifts, slips, snaps, vacillates, modulates, diverts, redirects, deflects, transfers, transits, commutates, modifies, recasts, reconstructs, undergoes a sea change, sidetracks … more
shifteth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shift
shiftest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of shift
shifted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of shift
  2. Synonyms:
      3. changed, evolved, transformed, converted, reformed, turned, metamorphosed, morphed, mutated, resolved, naturalized, reconditioned, shaped, transfigured, transmuted, diverged, merged, progressed, commutated, materialised, naturalised, reduced, transmogrified, deformed, transubstantiated, materialized, varied, fluctuated, switched, altered, veered, pivoted, digressed, drifted, swung, slipped, deviated, snapped, vacillated, modulated, recast, transited, modified, shope, reconstructed, backed, swerved, changed direction, undergone a sea change, underwent a sea change … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He then shifted his weight from his left to right side allowing his black jacket to open to reveal a gun, tucked into the waist of his jeans.”
      “Sighing wearily, Isabella shifted her gaze to her mother with a wan smile on her lips.”
      “I was taken aback by his sudden mood change and shifted in the leather seat uncomfortably.”
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