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This tool relates English terms to concepts from the SUMO ontology by means of mappings to WordNet synsets.

According to WordNet, the verb "shift" has 13 sense(s).

200584410 change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted".

201884974 move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control".

202012344 move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket".

201883344 change place or direction; "Shift one's position".

200551065 change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill".

201864634 move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left".

200548913 move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion".

201005049 use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case".

200550117 lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes".

200555654 change in quality; "His tone shifted".

200555447 move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention".

200380159 make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched".

201893988 move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat".

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