relay vs shift

relay and shift both are nouns.

relay and shift both are verbs.

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

As nouns, shift is a hypernym of relay; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than relay:

relay: a crew of workers who relieve another crew
shift: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

relay (noun)	shift (noun)
the act of passing something along from one person or group to another	the act of moving from one place to another
electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit	the act of changing one thing or position for another
a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a crew of workers who relieve another crew	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals	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

relay (verb)	shift (verb)
pass along	make a shift in or exchange of
control or operate by relay	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

Difference between relay and shift

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