leap vs shift

leap and shift both are nouns.

leap and shift both are verbs.

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

As verbs, shift is a hypernym of leap; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than leap:

leap: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
shift: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

Other hypernyms of leap include change, switch.

leap (noun)	shift (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	the act of moving from one place to another
the distance leaped (or to be leaped)	the act of changing one thing or position for another
an abrupt transition	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a sudden and decisive increase	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

leap (verb)	shift (verb)
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another	make a shift in or exchange of
move forward by leaps and bounds	move and exchange for another
cause to jump or leap	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
jump down from an elevated point	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 leap and shift

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