Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shift

The quality of being shiftful.

Alternative spelling of stickshift

plural of graveyard shift

(US) gear lever

(baseball) A defensive alignment in which the third baseman, shortstop and second baseman positionally shift to their left when a left-handed batter is in the batter's box. Used primarily when the batter is an extreme pull hitter.

plural of bit shift

To change the gear by which motion is transmitted from a powered shaft to another shaft, especially in a motor vehicle. / (idiomatic) To change pace or mode of operation.

The Doppler effect.

plural of shift key