Thesaurus: shiff

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1. v. i. To divide; to distribute.
2. v. i. 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.
3. v. i. To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
4. v. i. To practice indirect or evasive methods.
5. v. i. To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.
6. v. i. To divide; to distribute. v. i. 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. v. i. To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage. v. i. To practice indirect or evasive methods. v. i. To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.