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    [SHift]
    verb
    shift (verb) · shifts (third person present) · shifted (past tense) · shifted (past participle) · shifting (present participle)
    1. move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:
      "I shift the weight back to the other leg" · "the roof cracked and shifted"
      • change the position of one's body, especially because one is nervous or uncomfortable:
        "he shifted a little in his chair"
      • change the emphasis, direction, or focus of:
        "she's shifting the blame onto me"
      • change in emphasis, direction, or focus:
        "the wind had shifted to the east" · "the balance of power shifted abruptly"
      • computing
        move (data) one or more places to the right or left in a register:
        "the partial remainder is shifted left"
      • press the shift key on a typewriter or computer keyboard.
      • informal
        sell (something):
        "a lot of high-priced product you simply don't know how to shift"
    2. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      change gear in a vehicle:
      "she shifted down to fourth"
    3. archaic
      be evasive or indirect:
      "they know not how to shift and rob as the old ones do"
    4. IRISH ENGLISH
      informal
      kiss and engage in sexually stimulating activity with (someone):
      "she had kissed or shifted him three months earlier at a house party"
    noun
    shift (noun) · shifts (plural noun) · shift key (noun) · shift keys (plural noun) · shift dress (noun) · shift dresses (plural noun)
    1. a slight change in position, direction, or tendency:
      "a shift in public opinion" · "a shift of wind took us by surprise"
      • astronomy
        the displacement of spectral lines. See also redshift
      • a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used to switch between two sets of characters or functions, principally between lower- and upper-case letters.
      • short for sound shift
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        the gearshift or gear-changing mechanism in a motor vehicle.
      • building
        the positioning of successive rows of bricks so that their ends do not coincide.
      • computing
        a movement of the digits of a word in a register one or more places to left or right, equivalent to multiplying or dividing the corresponding number by a power of whatever number is the base.
      • american football
        a change of position by two or more players before the ball is put into play.
    2. one of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay:
      "the night shift"
      • the group of people who work during a particular shift:
        "the bus was still waiting there when the day shift went home"
    3. a woman's straight unwaisted dress.
      • historical
        a long, loose-fitting undergarment.
    4. archaic
      an ingenious or devious device or stratagem:
      "the thousand shifts and devices of which Hannibal was a master"
    5. IRISH ENGLISH
      informal
      a period of kissing and engaging in sexually stimulating activity with someone:
      "from getting the shift to getting hitched, there is an app for everything these days" · "the stage of a night out where you’re looking for a shift"
    Origin
    Old English sciftan ‘arrange, divide, apportion’, of Germanic origin; related to German schichten ‘to layer, stratify’. A common Middle English sense ‘change, replace’ gave rise to shift (via the notion of changing one's clothes) and shift (via the concept of relays of workers).
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    verb
    1. move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:
      move
      carry
      transfer
      transport
      convey
      take
      bring
      bear
      lug
      cart
      haul
      fetch
      switch
      transpose
      relocate
      reposition
      rearrange
      displace
      slide
      slip
      move around
      be displaced
    noun
    1. a slight change in position, direction, or tendency:
      movement
      move
      shifting
      transference
      transport
      conveyance
      switch
      transposition
      relocation
      repositioning
      rearrangement
      change
      alteration
      adjustment
      adaptation
      amendment
      recasting
      variation
      modification
      revision
      reversal
      retraction
      sea change
      U-turn
      rowback
      about-turn
      • one of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay:
        stint
        stretch
        work period
        spell of work
      • a woman's straight unwaisted dress.
        dress
        gown
        robe
        garment
        costume
        • an ingenious or devious device or stratagem:
          stratagem
          scheme
          subterfuge
          expedient
          dodge
          trick
          ruse
          wile
          artifice
          deception
          strategy
          device
          plan
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        The Shifts app in Microsoft Teams is a schedule management and time-tracking tool that helps you create, update, and manage schedules for your team.  

        • Schedules - Create, edit, and manage a schedule for your team. A Shifts schedule displays days at the top, team members appear on the left, and assigned shifts appear in the calendar. 

        • Schedule settings - In Shift settings, define the schedule options and choose the Shifts capabilities that you want to make available to your team.

        • Groups - Add schedule groups to organize team members in the schedule by job type or location. 

        • Shifts - Assign shifts to team members. Create a shift from scratch or copy an existing one.

        • Open shifts - Each group in the schedule has an Open shifts row. Add open shifts to your schedule that anyone can request. 

        • Time clock - Turn on Time clock in Shift settings to let your team clock in and out of shifts.

        • Requests - Review and respond to requests for time off, open shifts, shift swaps, and offers.

        • Tags - Use shift-based tags to quickly communicate with anyone currently on shift.

        • Publish your schedule - When you're done making changes to the schedule, share it with your team so everyone is up to date. 

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