gang vs shift

gang and shift both are nouns.

gang and shift both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gang	Yes	No	Yes	No
shift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shift is a hyponym of gang; that is, shift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gang:

gang: an organized group of workmen
shift: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

Other hyponyms of gang include detail, chain gang, ground-service crew, ground crew, road gang, section gang, stage crew.

gang (noun)	shift (noun)
tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together	the act of moving from one place to another
an organized group of workmen	the act of changing one thing or position for another
an association of criminals	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
an informal body of friends	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
	the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
	an event in which something is displaced without rotation
	a qualitative change
	a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	the time period during which you are at work

gang (verb)	shift (verb)
act as an organized group	make a shift in or exchange of
	move and exchange for another
	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
	move from one setting or context to another
	change in quality
	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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