Movement

Synonyms for shift

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 4, High CampMovement

change place or direction

No one could shift the rusted bolt from its socket.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

dislodge

Same sentence, swapped: No one could dislodge the rusted bolt from its socket.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for shift as it is used in the sentence above.

switch
transfer
separate

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Closest first: other movement words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

levitateverbhoverbe suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravityHigh CampHas a reason line maneuverableadjectivemanoeuvrablecapable of maneuvering or changing positionHigh Camp physicaladjectiveforcibleimpelled by physical force especially against resistanceHigh Camp mountnoun, verbsettinga mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in placeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line navigateverbpilotact as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyanceRidgeline smilingadjectivebeamishsmiling with happiness or optimismHigh Camp smoothlyadverbswimminglywith no problems or difficultiesHigh Camp snapverb, nounclickcause to make a snapping soundTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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