shift
B1Academic AWL-3Frequent NGSL-2UK /ʃɪft/US /ʃɪft/
Meaning
noun
a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes
“to work a shift”
verb
to move, or move something, from one position or place to another
“Lydia shifted uncomfortably in her chair.”
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