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made shift

made shift is the simple past and past participle of make shift.

Meaning of make shift

Verb

make shift (third-person singular simple present makes shift, present participle making shift, simple past and past participle made shift)

  1. (dated, transitive) To contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficulty.
    • Nerissa: How like you the young German, the Duke of Saxony's nephew?
      Portia: Very vilely in the morning, when he is sober, and most vilely in the afternoon, when he is drunk: when he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. And the worst fall...c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about made shift

What is made shift the simple past and past participle of?
Made shift is the simple past and past participle of make shift.

Words near made shift in the dictionary

  1. made pretend
  2. made quick work of
  3. made right
  4. made room
  5. made sense
  6. made shift
  7. made shit of
  8. made shit shake
  9. made short work of
  10. made some noise
  11. made someone hard to catch

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