[{"word":"shifted","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office."},{"definition":"To change in form or character; swap.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To change position.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His political stance shifted daily."},{"definition":"To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.","synonyms":["move"],"antonyms":[],"example":"We are shifting to America next month."},{"definition":"To change (clothes, especially underwear).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To change gears (in a car).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I crested the hill and shifted into fifth."},{"definition":"(typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100."},{"definition":"To remove the first value from an array.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To dispose of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"How can I shift a grass stain?"},{"definition":"To hurry.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"If you shift, you might make the 2:19."},{"definition":"To engage in sexual petting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To practice indirect or evasive methods.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["reposition","interchange","swap","get rid of","remove","fondle","grope","hasten","rush","relocate","transfer","move"],"antonyms":["unshift"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shift","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shifted"]}]