What is the meaning of SHIFT. Phrases containing SHIFT
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Verb. A request to move oneself. Used in imper. E.g."Will you shift yourself so I can vacuum the lounge." {Informal}
Shift is slang for to move quickly.
Graveyard shift is British slang for night work.
Moving at remarkable speed. e.g. "Look at that bloke go, he is really shifting along"
Vrb phrs. To move out of the way or to hurry up. E.g."Come on, shift your arse and help me tidy up, my parents will be here soon."
A person who cannot be trusted. When a friend does something that makes you question how good a friend that person actually is. "Yo he slept with your girl. Shifty!"Â
Verb. 1. To move quickly. E.g."You should have seen him shift when I told him they were giving away free beer downstairs." {Informal} 2. To consume large amounts of drink or food. {Informal}
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Noun. Abb. of bank holiday (a national holiday).
A poker hand consisting of a pair of aces and a pair of eights. Traditionally, Wild Bill Hickok was holding this hand when he was shot dead by Jack McCall. Some sources dispute the hand, saying that it really contained two jacks, not aces and two eights.
Sunglasses.
Way cool or really REALLY neat! That car is bitchin!
Back street butcher is slang for an abortionist, particularly an illegal one.
Should Have Been
Emma Freuds is London Cockney rhyming slang for haemorrhoids.
Sandy (shortened from Sandy McNab) is London Cockney rhyming slang for a taxi (cab).
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v. t.
To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
v. i.
To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north.
a.
Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance.
v. t.
Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
adv.
In a shifting manner.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shift
a.
Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management.
a.
Admitting of being shifted.
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Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
imp. & p. p.
of Shift
n.
The quality or state of being shifty.
a.
Shifting.
v. t.
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.
n.
An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
v. t.
The act of shifting.
n.
One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
v. t.
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.
n.
An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
a.
Adapted or used for shifting anything.
v. t.
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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