shift

To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class.

To move or transfer from one place or position to another.

To alter (position or place).

To change (gears), as in an automobile.

To alter phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.

To change position, direction, place, or form.

To provide for one’s own needs; get along.

To get along by tricky or evasive means.

To change gears, as when driving an automobile.