"outshift" meaning in English

See outshift in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: outshifts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} outshift (plural outshifts)
  1. An outward shift; a migration to the outer part.
    Sense id: en-outshift-en-noun-WXXE47kW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 20 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 21 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 8 10 10
  2. (obsolete) An outskirt or boundary. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-outshift-en-noun-sBnYfnTn

Verb

Forms: outshifts [present, singular, third-person], outshifting [participle, present], outshifted [participle, past], outshifted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} outshift (third-person singular simple present outshifts, present participle outshifting, simple past and past participle outshifted)
  1. (transitive) To shift to the outside. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outshift-en-verb-r24DiPWN
  2. (transitive, rare) To surpass in shifting; to shift better than. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-outshift-en-verb-s7tPJ6~O

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 20 22 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 21 17 18",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 8 10 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An outward shift; a migration to the outer part."
      ],
      "id": "en-outshift-en-noun-WXXE47kW",
      "links": [
        [
          "outward",
          "outward"
        ],
        [
          "shift",
          "shift"
        ],
        [
          "migration",
          "migration"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "An outskirt or boundary."
      ],
      "id": "en-outshift-en-noun-sBnYfnTn",
      "links": [
        [
          "outskirt",
          "outskirt"
        ],
        [
          "boundary",
          "boundary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) An outskirt or boundary."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "outshift"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "outshifts",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "outshifting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "outshifted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "outshifted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To shift to the outside."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To shift to the outside."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010, Fresno Scifi & Fantasy Writers, I Dreamed a Crooked Dream (page 200)",
          "text": "She can outshift the best of us, taking twice as many forms in half the time."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To surpass in shifting; to shift better than."
      ],
      "id": "en-outshift-en-verb-s7tPJ6~O",
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        "(transitive, rare) To surpass in shifting; to shift better than."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
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        "An outward shift; a migration to the outer part."
      ],
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        [
          "outward",
          "outward"
        ],
        [
          "shift",
          "shift"
        ],
        [
          "migration",
          "migration"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An outskirt or boundary."
      ],
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        [
          "outskirt",
          "outskirt"
        ],
        [
          "boundary",
          "boundary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) An outskirt or boundary."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "outshift"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "outshifting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "outshifted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "outshifted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To shift to the outside."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To shift to the outside."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010, Fresno Scifi & Fantasy Writers, I Dreamed a Crooked Dream (page 200)",
          "text": "She can outshift the best of us, taking twice as many forms in half the time."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To surpass in shifting; to shift better than."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, rare) To surpass in shifting; to shift better than."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "outshift"
}

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