"unshift" meaning in All languages combined

See unshift on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unshifts [present, singular, third-person], unshifting [participle, present], unshifted [participle, past], unshifted [past]
Etymology: From un- + shift. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|shift}} un- + shift Head templates: {{en-verb}} unshift (third-person singular simple present unshifts, present participle unshifting, simple past and past participle unshifted)
  1. (intransitive) To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unshift-en-verb-513j8rXy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54
  2. (transitive, programming) To add an item to the beginning of an array. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-unshift-en-verb-nF2nCYt7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard."
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        "To add an item to the beginning of an array."
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        "To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard."
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        "(intransitive) To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard."
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