SHIFF
\ʃˈɪf], \ʃˈɪf], \ʃ_ˈɪ_f]\
Definitions of SHIFF
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To practice indirect or evasive methods.
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To make a change or changes; to change position; to move; to veer; to substitute one thing for another; - used in the various senses of the transitive verb.
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To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; - said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.
By Oddity Software
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To practice indirect or evasive methods.
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To make a change or changes; to change position; to move; to veer; to substitute one thing for another; - used in the various senses of the transitive verb.
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To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; - said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.
By Noah Webster.
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