Forward
Shift
Shift verb - To change the place or position of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Fun with Acronyms: Though Clarke claimed it was unintentional, many readers have noted that if you shift each letter in HAL one letter forward, you get IBM.
Source: Film / 2001: A Space Odyssey -
In Angel Face, a car is tampered with so that it will shift into reverse when the driver tries to go forward.
Source: Vehicular Sabotage -
In addition, the traditional vehicles will be replaced by Ghosts, and the game will shift to Pac Mode, where instead of keeping track of total lines moved forward, the game tracks how many Pac-Dots you have eaten.
Source: Video Game / Crossy Road
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