shifted

(sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.

“We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.”

To change in form or character; swap.

To change position.

“His political stance shifted daily.”

To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.

“We are shifting to America next month.”

To change (clothes, especially underwear).

To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.

To change gears (in a car).

“I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.”

(typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.

(computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.

To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.

“Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100.”

To remove the first value from an array.

To dispose of.

“How can I shift a grass stain?”

To hurry.

“If you shift, you might make the 2:19.”

To engage in sexual petting.

To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.

To practice indirect or evasive methods.

In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.