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unshift

[ uhn-shift ]
/ ʌnˈʃɪft /
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verb (used without object)
to release the shift key, as on a typewriter or the keyboard of a computer terminal.
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Origin of unshift

First recorded in 1965–70; un-2 + shift

Words nearby unshift

unshapen, unshaven, unsheathe, unshell, unsheltered, unshift, unshifted, unship, unshipped, unshroud, unsicker
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