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exchange vs shift

shift vs exchange

exchange and shift both are nouns.

exchange and shift both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exchange Yes No Yes No
shift Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shift is a hyponym of exchange; that is, shift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exchange:
  • exchange: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
  • shift: move and exchange for another
Other hyponyms of exchange include reduce, truncate, retool, subrogate.
exchange (noun) shift (noun)
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) the act of moving from one place to another
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: the act of changing one thing or position for another
the act of changing one thing for another thing a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
the act of giving something in return for something received a woman's sleeveless undergarment
(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop an event in which something is displaced without rotation
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes a qualitative change
a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) the time period during which you are at work
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
exchange (verb) shift (verb)
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category make a shift in or exchange of
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence move and exchange for another
exchange a penalty for a less severe one lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
give to, and receive from, one another move from one setting or context to another
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items change in quality
hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent change gears
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
use a shift key on a keyboard
change place or direction
move very slightly
move around
move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way
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