Shift

[n] the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
[n] the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
[n] a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
[n] a woman's sleeveless undergarment
[n] a qualitative change
[n] an event in which something is displaced without rotation
[n] a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
[n] (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"
[n] the time period during which you are at work
[v] move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
[v] change in quality; "His tone shifted"
[v] make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
[v] move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
[v] lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
[v] move abruptly
[v] change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
[v] move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a vehicle out of control
[v] move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
[v] move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

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Synonyms

agitate, break, budge, careen, change over, chemise, dislodge, displacement, duty period, fault, fracture, geological fault, lurch, pitch, reposition, sack, shifting, shimmy, slip, stir, sway, switch, switch, switching, teddies, teddy, tilt, transfer, tra