interchange vs shift

shift vs interchange

interchange and shift both are nouns.

interchange and shift both are verbs.

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

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

interchange: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
shift: move and exchange for another

Other hyponyms of interchange include reduce, truncate, retool, subrogate.

interchange (noun)	shift (noun)
the act of changing one thing for another thing	the act of moving from one place to another
mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)	the act of changing one thing or position for another
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams	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

interchange (verb)	shift (verb)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)	make a shift in or exchange of
cause to change places	move and exchange for another
give to, and receive from, one another	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items	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

Difference between interchange and shift

Words related to "shift"

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