The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - shift v.

1) move, change position; edge, budge, relocate, rearrange, transpose, switch: Shift the picture slightly to the left. Marla shifted over closer to me on the bench. I almost broke my leg because you shifted the chair as I was about to sit on it. 2) Usually, shift for (oneself) . manage, succeed, make do, look after, take care of, get or scrape by or along, fend for (oneself) , make it, paddle one's own canoe: Cyril prefers to live alone and shift for himself. 3) sell, market, move: The object of advertising is to shift merchandise. --n. 4) hours, stint, schedule; workforce, relay, crew, cadre, staff, workers, squad, team, corps, group, party, gang: I prefer to work the morning shift. The night shift comes on at 1600. 5) change, movement, switch, transfer, swerve, deflection, veer: Owing to a wind shift, it became impossible to manoeuvre among the rocks. 6) smock, chemise, muu-muu; caftan or kaftan: A light cotton shift is the most comfortable thing to wear in such scorching weather.