shifter - Meaning in Punjabi

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shift - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of shifter in English

shift noun

1. the act of moving from one place to another

   Synonyms

   shifting

   Example

   • "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
2. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

   Synonyms

   chemise, sack, sack

3. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

   Synonyms

   chemise, shimmy, slip, slip, teddy, teddy

4. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

   Synonyms

   shift key

5. a qualitative change

   Synonyms

   transformation, transmutation

6. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

   Synonyms

   displacement

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

   Synonyms

   break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault

   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

   Synonyms

   duty period, work shift

10. the act of changing one thing or position for another

    Synonyms

    switch, switching

    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

   Synonyms

   agitate, budge, budge, stir, stir

   Example

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

   Synonyms

   careen, tilt, wobble

   Example

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

   Synonyms

   dislodge, reposition

   Example

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

   Synonyms

   lurch, pitch

   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

    Synonyms

    change, change, switch

    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

    Synonyms

    change over, switch

    Example

    • "First Joe led; then we switched"

Synonyms of shift

• switch, switching
• shifting
• chemise, sack
• chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy
• shift key
• transformation, transmutation
• displacement
• break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault
• duty period, work shift
• change over, switch
• change, switch
• lurch, pitch
• dislodge, reposition
• careen, tilt, wobble
• agitate, budge, stir
• transfer

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