SHIFTING

(sometimes figurative) to move from one place to another; to redistribute.

Example: "We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office."

To change in form or character; swap.

To change position.

Example: "His political stance shifted daily."

To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.

Example: "We are shifting to america next month."

To change (clothes, especially underwear).

To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.

To change gears (in a car).

Example: "I crested the hill and shifted into fifth."

(typewriters) to move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.

(computer keyboards) to switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.

To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.

Example: "Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100."

To remove the first value from an array.

To dispose of.

Example: "How can i shift a grass stain?"

To hurry.

Example: "If you shift, you might make the 2:19."

To engage in sexual petting.

To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.

To practice indirect or evasive methods.

In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.