shiftshiftshiftsshiftedshifting2noun1a change in what people think about something: There has been a shift in public opinion away from the war.2a group of workers who begin work when another group finishes: the night shiftshiftshiftshiftsshiftedshifting1verb (shifts, shifting, shifted)to move something from one place to another: Can you help me to shift the bed? I want to sweep the floor.